A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better

Product Description The acclaimed author of the ecliptic, Benjamin wood writes a novel of exceptional force and beauty about the bond between fathers and sons, about the invention and reconciliation of self - weaving a haunting story of violence and love. For twenty years, Daniel Hardesty has borne the emotional scars of a childhood trauma which he is powerless to undo, which leaves him no peace. One August morning in 1995, The young Daniel and his estranged father Francis - a character of ‘two Weathers’, of irresistible charm and roiling self-pity - Set out on a road trip to the North that seems to represent a chance to salvage their relationship. But with every passing mile, the layers of France mendacity and desperation are exposed, pushing him to acts of violence that will define the rest of his songs life. About the Author Benjamin Wood was born in 1981 and grew up in north-west England. A former Commonwealth Scholar, he is now a Lecturer in Creative Writing at King's College London. His debut novel,The Bellwether Revivals, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2012 and the Commonwealth Book Prize 2013, and won one of France's foremost literary awards, Le Prix du Roman Fnac, in 2014. His second novel,The Ecliptic, was shortlisted for theSunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. He lives with his wife in London.