Birchwood.

"Birchwood" by Banville, John, published by Vintage. An early classic from the Man Booker-prize winning author of *The Sea*. *I am therefore I think*. So starts John Banvilles 1973 novel *Birchwood*, a novel that centers around Gabriel Godkin and his return to his dilapidated family estate. After years away, Gabriel returns to a house filled with memories and despair. Delving deep into family secretsa cold father, a tortured mother, an insane grandmotherGabriel also recalls his first encounters with love and loss. At once a novel of a family, of isolation, and of a blighted Ireland, *Birchwood* is a remarkable and complex story about the end of innocence for one boy and his country, told in the brilliantly styled prose of one of our most essential writers. *From the Trade Paperback edition.* Book details: published 1973. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.