A word of advice: make sure you set aside plenty of time to read Marie Gameson’s quirky, slightly perplexing, story of The Giddy Career of Mr Gadd (deceased).

At 265 pages, it’s not an especially long book but I guarantee that as soon as you read the last ambiguous sentence, you’ll want to go right back to the beginning and start all over again.

This is probably one of the most intriguing novels I’ve read in a long time. And hard to pigeon-hole too.  Continue reading →