THE BURIED GIANT

*Kazuo Ishiguro s new novel Klara and the Sun is now available* The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards – some strange and other-worldly – but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another. A beautiful fable with a hard message at its core . . . There won t, I suspect, be a more important work of fiction published this year. John Sutherland, The Times An exceptional novel . . . The Buried Giant does what important books do: it remains in the mind long after it has been read, refusing to leave. Neil Gaiman, New York Times Book Review A beautiful, heartbreaking book about the duty to remember and the urge to forget. Alex Preston, Observer