description: Set at the time of writing, this novel tells the story of George Grillet, a young Frenchman who works in the wine business and has come to London on compassionate leave. He is persuaded to run what he believes is an innocent errand, which involves stealing a cassette tape from a warehouse in the then-undeveloped Isle of Dogs in east London. This was the first novel Sebastian Faulks published.
language: English
title: A trick of the light
titlecomplete: A trick of the light
ratings_count: 20
publisher: Bodley Head