When his fiancé breaks off their engagement, Patrick Oxtoby leaves home and moves into a boarding house in a remote seaside town. But in spite of his hopes and determination to build a better life, nothing goes to plan and Patrick is soon driven to take a desperate and chilling course of action.
This is How is a mesmerising and meticulously drawn portrait of a man whose unease in the world leads to his tragic undoing. With breathtaking wisdom and an astute insight into the human mind, award-winning M.J. Hyland's new book is a masterpiece that inspires horror and sympathy in equal measure.
- ISBN10 1847673821
- ISBN13 9781847673824
- Publish Date 2 July 2009 (first published 1 July 2009)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 June 2012
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Canongate Books
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 320
- Language English