BOOK OF THE WEEK - The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
From the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, Mark Haddon's breathtaking new novel begins with a harrowing plane crash: Maja, the pregnant wife of the unimaginably wealthy Philippe, is killed, but their daughter Angelica survives. Philippe's obsession with the girl's safety morphs into something sinister and grotesque as she grows into a beautiful teen. A young man named Darius, visiting Philippe with a business proposition, encounters Angelica and intuits their secret -- he decides to rescue her, but the attempt goes awry and he flees England by sea. The novel is also a marvelous retelling of the ancient legend of Antiochus, which was retold by Shakespeare in his play “Pericles, Prince of Tyre”.
From the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”, Mark Haddon's breathtaking new novel begins with a harrowing plane crash: Maja, the pregnant wife of the unimaginably wealthy Philippe, is killed, but their daughter Angelica survives. Philippe's obsession with the girl's safety morphs into something sinister and grotesque as she grows into a beautiful teen. A young man named Darius, visiting Philippe with a business proposition, encounters Angelica and intuits their secret -- he decides to rescue her, but the attempt goes awry and he flees England by sea. The novel is also a marvelous retelling of the ancient legend of Antiochus, which was retold by Shakespeare in his play “Pericles, Prince of Tyre”.
