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“The main character in this book is killed by a bomb during the Blitz right away, and this is his experience as a ghost. He is wandering; he doesn’t move on, he just becomes a mute, perennial witness. He’s still subject to terror. Being dead is depicted as nightmarish, but its intensity is very quiet. It’s not about being chased by monsters or anything like that. It’s more about a feeling of outsideness, which Stonier captures so well. The ghost is more or less like a homeless person. I remember stumbling across this book purely based on the strength of the title, and then reading it and being completely stunned by the beauty of the writing.” Read more...
