The Lower River

Paperback edition of this hypnotic and compelling novel from Theroux, which concides with his latest African travelogue, }The Last Train To Zona Verde{. Ellis Hock looks back to a golden age of his life: the 4 years he spent in Malawi with the Peace Corps. When his wife leaves him, he decides to return to the place where he can be happy again. But is his new life, his journey back, an escape or a trap? 'The sense of menace is masterful. Theroux has never written a better novel' }Sunday Telegraph