The Gargoyle

In this thrillingly dark, and relentlessly realistic, debut novel from author Andrew Davidson readers are given much more than just triumphant introduction to a momentous new voice; they are also given a glimpse into the future of fiction. "The Gargoyle" tells the tale of a contemptuous modern man who, after a near-fatal car accident, is badly burnt over most of his body and thus confined to a hospital bed. As the charred narrator contemplates his impending suicide, he is paid an unexpected visit from an unconventional woman named Marianne, who is insistent that the two were once lovers in medieval Germany. As the man is relieved to Marianne's care, all that he thought to be impossible becomes true.