Xstabeth av David Keenan

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<p><b>INCLUDES ''PREQUEL'' THE TOWER THE FIELDS THE TRANSMITTERS</b><br><b><br>''This book spoke, it said "read me" from the very first sentence as if it were alive, it gave me visceral joy'' Kim Gordon</b><b><br><br>''Reading [<i>Xstabeth</i>] feels like being cut open to the accompanying sound of ecstatic music'' Edna O''Brien</b><br><br><b>''Prepare for more of that inimitable Keenan narrative voodoo brilliance'' Wendy Erskine</b><br><br>In St Petersburg, Russia, Aneliya is torn between the love of her father and her father''s best friend. Her father dreams of becoming a great musician but suffers with a naivete that means he will never be taken seriously. Her father''s best friend has a penchant for vodka, strip clubs and moral philosophy.<br><br>When an angelic presence named Xstabeth enters their lives - a presence who simultaneously fulfils and disappears those she touches - Aneliya and her father''s world is transformed. <br><br>Moving from Russia to St Andrews, Scotland, <i>Xs