Rustication

Palliser creates a deliciously gothic atmosphere...an enjoyable read for a misty autumn night. -- Stephanie Merrit - The Observer ...Palliser's hold on his narrative is enough to turn it into an exercise in pure form. As in a superior detective novel, character, scene and incidental detail fade away and all that remains is the thrill of the chase... -- The Spectator Few historical novelists weave such complexly absorbing plots as Charles Palliser and Rustication shows him delighting in his skill...a twisting, mesmerising story. -- The Sunday Times For Christmas I hope someone gives me a copy of Charles Palliser's new novel, Rustication: for fans of The Quincunx it's been a long, 15-year wait. -- Lucy Lethbridge, Books of the Year 2013 - The Observer ...a supremely confident performance. -- Literary Review Palliser adds the modern pleasure of ambiguity to this rich and authentic confection of Gothic suspense. -- The Independent Palliser builds a sense of excitement with panache, tightening and knotting each strand of the web enclosing Richard with practised fingers, and he is an accomplished pasticheur of Victorian cadences. -- Financial Times Anybody who thought The Quincunx's 1,248 pages were too much will rush back to it after reading this excellent [327]-page gothic pageturner. -- Patrick Neale, Bookseller's Choice - The Bookseller ...cleverly done, with the reader left wondering right up to the end. -- The Metro