num_pages: 384
description: '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".
language: English
title: Dark Places
titlecomplete: Dark Places
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, Gothic, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Australia, Novels
ratings_count: 606
series: Singer family
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Miles Franklin Literary Award, awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Picador