I Went To The Top Of Vesuvius

The Proper Word For Me," Robin Goodman Says, "is Me.

Art Makes Nothing Happen In A Way That Makes Something Happen.

All We Are Is Eyes Looking For The Unbroken Or The Edges Where The Broken Bits Might Fit Each Other.

There Are Things That Can't Be Said, Because It's Hard To Have To Know Them.

[property] Is A Brilliant, Chillingly Revelatory Piece Of Fiction, A Work Of Craft, Economy And Such Good Merciless Observation-one Of Those Rare, Crucial Novels Illuminating A History We Think We Know And Understand So That After We've Read It We'll Never Forget Its Truths.