The Buried Giant

The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin.

The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards — some strange and other-worldly — but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another.

Praise for The Buried Giant:

• 'A beautiful fable with a hard message at its core . . . There won't, I suspect, be a more important work of fiction published this year.' — The Times
• 'An exceptional novel . . . The Buried Giant does what important books do: it remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave.' — New York Times Book Review
• 'A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget.' — Observer