What a wonderful portrayal of an absolutely awful man.Albion Gidley Singer is a monster of a man, who puts down everyone around him, and in particular the women in his life - his mother, his wife, his female work colleagues and of course his daughter, who in his eyes can do not good. His obsession to put down his daughter at every turn is so overwhelming that it leads to tragedy, which eventually leads to his own demise.Kate Grenville has written a great portrayal of a hideous man, but one which you cannot put down, because it is so well written and compelling. Surely this must be the sign of a great book.

Dark Places

'A writer of extraordinary talent' - "New York Times". Albion Gidley Singer appears an entirely proper husband, father, pillar of the community. But he is a hollow man, and within him are frightened and frighteningly dark places from which spring loathing and fear of female flesh. And the kind of violence that might call itself love. "Dark Places" tells the story of this man - two parts monster to one part buffoon - and of his growing obsession. As the horror mounts, we gain a terrifying glimpse of the male ego's dark side, and of the destruction it can wreak upon itself and others. Yet at the same time Kate Grenville keeps alive the reader's sympathy for this doomed figure. This is a novel that fearlessly confronts the aspects of ourselves from which we normally recoil. 'An eloquent, angry and humane novel...A very fine, albeit terrifying, writer' - "Irish Times". 'Remarkable' - "Guardian".

A respectable man harbors a violent obsession with women, exploring the dark side of the male ego.

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