In this sequel to The Radiant Way and A Natural Curiosity, the author extends her viewpoint to embrace the suffering of Cambodia and the moral nightmare of uncounted deaths. One day Liz receives a parcel from Cambodia which contains, together with a finger bone, scraps of writing...
From the acclaimed author of The Radiant Way, comes a wonderful piece of sustained invention (San Francisco Chronicle). When a psychiatrist receives a package containing what appears to be human bones, she believes it's a message from an old friend in trouble.
The Gates of Ivoryis a vibrant, mesmerizing novel that juxtaposes the cynical, sophisticated realm of London against the dreaded world of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot's Cambodia. In London, psychiatrist Liz Headleand receives an unexpected package, containing, among other things,...