Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize this is an epic novel of startlingoriginality in which the medieval past takes on a face name and occupation androams aroun... » 

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize this is an epic novel of startlingoriginality in which the medieval past takes on a face name and occupation androams around the humdrum town of Ashford. The awardwinning author of ClearWide Open and Behindlings Nicola Barker was voted as one of Grantas BestYoung British Novelists of the decade. Barker is a great restless novelistand Darkmans is a great restless novel. At the end of 838 blinding highoctane pages I was bereft that there werent 838 more. Guardian «