Spies in Canaan: 'One of the most powerful and probing novels so far this year' - Financial Times, Best summer reads of 2022

"Sunday Independent" calls it "a bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement, and redemption." "Irish Times" describes it as "a meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas." "Daily Mail" praises its elegant writing and calls it "unflinching, courageous, wise, alert to the thrill and sorrow of violence." "Frank McGuinness" adds that it "adds to David Park's status as a superb novelist."

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 18 May 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

It is rare to find a book that is truly perfect, but this remarkable work comes as close as one can get. The Sunday Independent has praised it as a bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement, and redemption. The Irish Times has described it as a "meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas." The Daily Mail has hailed it as "another compact marvel," while the Independent has declared it "unflinching, courageous, wise, alert to the thrill and sorrow of violence." Frank McGuinness has added to David Park's status as a superb novelist by praising his work as "always elegantly written."

Michael has come a long way from his childhood under the endless skies of the Midwest. His retirement is peaceful, if solitary. But one day, a visitation occurs: a mysterious car on the seafront, and a package delivered. From its contents, Michael understands that he has been commissioned to undertake a final journey. As Michael makes his way deep into a distant desert, a strange and liminal landscape that lies between hell and redemption, he undertakes another journey, into long-suppressed memories: of Vietnam and the dying days of war, and to face a final accounting for what was done.

"Another compact marvel," as the Daily Mail has aptly described it. This is a meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas. The Sunday Independent has praised it for its "bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement, and redemption." The Irish Times has described it as a "meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas." The Daily Mail has hailed it as "another compact marvel," while the Independent has declared it "unflinching, courageous, wise, alert to the thrill and sorrow of violence." Frank McGuinness has added to David Park's status as a superb novelist by praising his work as "always elegantly written."

Michael has come a long way from his childhood under the endless skies of the Midwest. His retirement is peaceful, if solitary. But one day, a visitation occurs: a mysterious car on the seafront, and a package delivered. From its contents, Michael understands that he has been commissioned to undertake a final journey. As Michael makes his way deep into a distant desert, a strange and liminal landscape that lies between hell and redemption, he undertakes another journey, into long-suppressed memories: of Vietnam and the dying days of war, and to face a final accounting for what was done.

"Another compact marvel," as the Daily Mail has aptly described it. This is a meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas. The Sunday Independent has praised it for its "bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement, and redemption." The Irish Times has described it as a "meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas." The Daily Mail has hailed it as "another compact marvel," while the Independent has declared it "unflinching, courageous, wise, alert to the thrill and sorrow of violence." Frank McGuinness has added to David Park's status as a superb novelist by praising his work as "always elegantly written."

Michael has come a long way from his childhood under the endless skies of the Midwest. His retirement is peaceful, if solitary. But one day, a visitation occurs: a mysterious car on the seafront, and a package delivered. From its contents, Michael understands that he has been commissioned to undertake a final journey. As Michael makes his way deep into a distant desert, a strange and liminal landscape that lies between hell and redemption, he undertakes another journey, into long-suppressed memories: of Vietnam and the dying days of war, and to face a final accounting for what was done.

"Another compact marvel," as the Daily Mail has aptly described it. This is a meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas. The Sunday Independent has praised it for its "bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement, and redemption." The Irish Times has described it as a "meditative novel that, while investing heavily in a patient build-up of atmosphere, never forgets the need to put a foot on the gas." The Daily Mail has hailed it as "another compact marvel," while the Independent has declared it "unflinching, courageous, wise, alert to the thrill and sorrow of violence." Frank McGuinness has added to David Park's status as a superb novelist by praising his work as "always elegantly written."

Weight: 150g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526631947