Booklist
A father, separated from his wife and estranged from Charlie, the daughter he doted on, is abruptly informed that Charlie is being held in a Thai prison on a smuggling charge that could carry a death sentence. To Dan, intelligent, well read, and working class, there is no choice but to go rescue her. With Mick, his pub friend, and Phil, his evangelical Christian son, they make a motley trio, earnest and grossly unprepared, and they discover not Charlie in prison but a girl who has stolen her passport. Foolishly, bravely, they secure a guide and head into the jungle to Charlie's last-known location. They do find her, as well as drug dealers, honorable peasants, local sorcerers, and thugs, and they also confront aspects of themselves never before experienced. This is a mixed bag of a book, part thriller, part male- bonding story, and part father's revelation, that ultimately explores how far people will go, and what demons they will face, to save who and what they love.
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Review
The Times (London) Vividly imagined...[A] journey to redemption...described with unsentimental conviction and a sure narrative touch.
Book Description
Graham Joyce
travels to an enthralling, suspense-charged landscape in this hallucinatory novel of a father's quest to save his daughter -- without destroying himself.
Dan Innes has received shattering news from the British Embassy in Bangkok: his daughter, Charlie, whom he hasn't seen or spoken to in two years, has been imprisoned in a Thai jail for drug smuggling. Angry, terrified, seething with reprimands and questions, Dan leaves for Thailand. But the jail at Chiang Mai marks the beginning of his search rather than the end. Following the faintest of trails up into the lawless, dangerous mountain region near Myanmar, where opium grows abundantly, Dan must retrace Charlie's steps -- and brave the same traps that have swallowed her...on a terrifying mission of self-discovery, blind faith, and salvation.
About the author
Graham Joyce, a four-time winner of the British Fantasy Award, lives in Leicester, England, with his wife and two children. His books include
Indigo, which was a
New York Times Notable Book in 2000;
Dark Sister, Requiem, and
The Tooth Fairy, chosen as a
Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998.
Look for Graham Joyce's new novel, The Facts of Life -- forthcoming in hardcover from Atria Books.
