The Blind Light by Stuart Evers zoology 'My new favourite book of

'My new favourite book of all time' Bill GatesTOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERIs modernity really failing

The “heartily unintellectual” Sparsholt at first seems to be straight

from Persia to Spain

a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed

with his hidden accent and highlights in his hair

The Blind Light by Stuart Evers zoology 'My new favourite book ofThe Blind Light reads like a British Don DeLillo, telling the social history of Britain through two generations of a family.' Alex Preston, Observer'A powerful and affecting novel' Jim Crace, author of HarvestIn the late 1950s, during his National Service, Drummond meets the two people who will change his life: Carter, a rich, educated young man sent down from Oxford; and Gwen, a barmaid with whom he feels an instant connection. His feelings for both