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A Division of the Light
On sale
1st March 2012
Price: £8.99
It begins on a quiet city street. A young woman is robbed, with the crime witnessed by a man holding a camera. In the aftermath, victim and voyeur meet.
It ends six months later, by which point both their lives – and the way they choose to live them – have changed irrevocably.
This is the story of what happened in between.
It ends six months later, by which point both their lives – and the way they choose to live them – have changed irrevocably.
This is the story of what happened in between.
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Reviews
'Burns captures the photographer's obsession with form and light quite brilliantly and the story gets appealingly strange and dark ... technically it's a very fine piece of writing' Bookbag.
'A strange, brilliant work' Kazuo Ishiguro.
'A masterful novel' Melvyn Bragg.
'An enigmatic novel that transports the reader somewhere unexpected' New Books Magazine.
'Burns' description of the intricate and delicate sword play of seduction is suspenseful and compelling' Red Online.
As a work of art this novel is stylish and confidently framed - a compelling composition' Writer's Hub.
''A peculiar, brilliant novel; the ending is extraordinary' Saga.
If I was a Booker judge, I'd put this on the longlist' Farm Lane Books.
''The crisis is beautifully set up, in a pattern of imagery that both advances the plot and functions in its own right, with a control and cumulative power that make the novel compelling' Fiction Uncovered.
Engrossing, dense and unsettling, Burns's quiet horror is ingenious' Monocle magazine.
''a moral fable for our time, sharp in its analysis of our failure of emotions and our diffidence and self-serving ... a novel of lasting importance' Carlisle News and Star.
It is unusual to see characters in such a clear, unrelenting light, with no airbrushing, and the casual cruelty of human relationships, is artfully and unflinchingly depicted' TLS.
''an extra layer of deviousness' DJ Taylor, Independent.
'intriguing' Big Issue.