Book description
Alone in her native St Petersburg, Maria Glover sends an urgent summons
to London and New York. Her son and daughter arrive too late to see her,
but the end of their mother’s life marks the beginning of their own
story: one of secrets, strangers, and the ultimate retelling of
everything they thought they knew.
‘Docx knows that what we want most from a novel are stories into which
we can sink our teeth and our hearts. His ability to evoke the
atmosphere of a city is almost Dickensian’ Guardian
‘Full of insight: on the state of Russia, Britain and the US; and on
the nature of music, addiction, love and sex. Funny and involving and
the characters are often priceless’ Metro
‘I was amazed at the detail of Docx’s St Petersburg, with all its
beauty and cruelty, similar to the style of Dostoevsky’ Financial
Times
‘Unforgettable. Not since What a Carve Up!
has there been such an absorbing indictment of the family’
Independent on Sunday
Edward Docx was born in 1972 and lives in London. His debut, The Calligrapher
, was critically acclaimed and has been widely translated. Self Help
is his second novel.
