Darke Matter: A Novel

James Darke is a novel that explores the nature and obligations of love, following the character James as he confronts the circumstances of his wife's death and faces a crisis both legal and psychological. It is a brilliant, mordant examination of grief and the healing process, and has received praise from critics for its snarky hero, witty writing, and handling of difficult issues.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

James Darke is dreading the first family Christmas without his wife Suzy. Engulfed by grief, his grudging preparations are interrupted by a persistent knock at the door. Questions about the circumstances of his wife's death force him to confront the outside world and what really happened to her. Isolated, angry, and diminished, James soon faces a crisis both legal and psychological. It will test his resolve and threaten his freedom.

Darke Matter is a brilliant, mordant examination of the nature and obligations of love. Both immensely sad and extremely funny, the story wrestles with one of the great moral issues of our time. The surprising sequel to Darke.

Praise for Darke: An original and bleakly funny portrait of grief. Economist. Surprising. With a warmth that is genuinely and unexpectedly moving. Guardian. A wondrous book with two fathers, Kingsley Amis and Dante Sebastian Barry. Makes for dark, thrilling reading. In James Darke, Gekoski has created a powerful, raging voice. Spectator. I was beguiled and charmed by the vivid personality being revealed. By that, and by the fact that I couldn't stop reading. Gekoski puts words together with.

Weight: 262g
Dimension: 125 x 198 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472133878