Justin Cartwright: White Lighting

[Earlyturtle]

The account of one mans life after he returns to South Africa from London to visit his dying mother,compelling if somewhat slow going, very funny and highly original.
Noone else I know has read it,anybody want to prove me wrong
Mike

 

[David181173]

I have read another of his novels - Half in Love. I finished it and got something from it, but then sent it to the charity shop since I couldn't imagine wanting to re-read it. I wonder if 'White Lightening' would strike me the same way? Let's see if anyone else has anything to say about it.

The returning to the bedside of a dying relative idea reminds me of a novel called 'Oxygen' by, I think, Andrew Miller. I remember seeing it in store, being impressed by the review extracts, but ultimately deciding against it when recalling having been less impressed by what little I had heard of a radio reading.