Human Traces

Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter are two psychiatrists who become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. They travel from the Victorian lunatic asylum to Professor Charcot in Paris, and from the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa. Their relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by Thomas's sister Sonia. Sebastian Faulks' novel is a bold and remarkable work of imagination, replete with interesting ideas and fine writing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 816 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2024
Publisher: Cornerstone

The Sunday Times bestseller, Sebastian Faulks' novel is a shocking and enlightening exploration of the human mind. Touching and affecting, it follows the lives of two psychiatrists, Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter, as they journey from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of Professor Charcot in Paris, and from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa. As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman, Thomas's sister Sonia.

Structurally intricate, yet intensely focused on the lives of individuals, the novel is replete with interesting ideas and exceptionally fine writing. The Observer praised it as a bold and remarkable work of imagination, while the Sunday Telegraph described it as an amazing feat of intellectual athleticism. Sebastian Faulks' novel is a must-read for anyone who loves a compelling and thought-provoking story.

Weight: 592g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804944301