Little Christine Poulson When traces of a radioactive

When traces of a radioactive material are found alongside a body in Key West

Haunted by his early life

The police are baffled

Two very different worlds featuring a group of extraordinary characters driven to the very limit of their endurance in a place where only the strongest will survive

The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary pieces of literary fiction of recent years

Little Christine Poulson When traces of a radioactiveCOMES WITH POSTCARD 'Don't miss this eccentric charmer' (Margaret Atwood) Delightful, eccentric, heartfelt, surprising, philosophical (Eleanor Catton, author of The Luminaries) 'Edward Carey is one of the strangest writers we are privileged to have in this country (The Observer) 'If this were music, Carey would be Eric Satie. If it were film, he would be Tim Burton (Newsday) The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary