The incident
By: Kenneth Macleod
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781780221045
Description: Because he was taught to swim by his grandfather, Craig is totally at home in the water. He is looking forward to a golden summer spent on a stunning beach far from home. But at the same time Craig has a sense of unease and it is casting shadows over his freedom: the beer-drinking, the practical jokes and his tentative romance. Craig's sense of foreboding increases when Gerd, a refugee of the Cold War, shares his story. As the long, sultry day continues, unsettled by his friend's unexpected revelation and by the arrival of an aggressive stranger, Craig struggles to remain focused. But events have already begun to spiral out of his control ...
Notes: Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.