There's no denying the pleasure and energy of the pared-down narrative.' Mail on Sunday 'Sharp, neat and highly to the point.recognisably the work of someone who is practiced at expressing himself without waste. Brook's novel is far out of the ordinary run.' Western Mail. 'The accomplished patterns and Brook's easy style form a readable and poetic first novel.' Guardian '.you'll find yourself seduced by the quiet power of the Welshman's prose, the subtlety of his narrative technique, with its onion-skin layers of meaning, sympathy and revelation.' Time Out 'A beautiful meditation on childhood.Brook's voice has been plucked from the babbling tongues of his country and made new.' The Times 'Brook's debut novel is one of quiet miracles.implicitly in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith.' Sunday Times It makes for a wild, enjoyable ride’ ( Church Times) his inventive, zestful take on American gothic is infectious. ’Brook has created in Joe Boscoe a literary figure of epic proportions. ’ The Killing of Butterfly Joe is such a compelling, unusual, character-rich novel a great pleasure to read.’ (Gerard Woodward, Book short-listed author of I'll Go to Bed at Noon) This novel is an adventure in every sense of the word’ ( ) a beautiful story, and beautifully told too. the biggest joy of this novel is in the brilliantly teased out sense of dread that starts the moment you pick up the book and read the title. ’A boldly unique book with an adventure story at its core. a bittersweet comedy of sentimental education.

a thoroughly readable and appealingly eccentric book’ ( The Times) And it’s funny too, which is always a wonderful thing.’ ( Big Issue) Brook’s writing remains as considered and enchanting as ever. ‘A wild-eyed road trip across America, filled with colourful characters, crazy anecdotes, sparky dialogue.

The aftermath by rhidian brook