โ Scribed by James Brydon
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"Brydon's provocative and unsettling first novel...is a remarkably assured debut by a gifted new writer."
--Publishers Weekly , STARRED reivew
"An exploration of political oppression wrapped in a carefully constructed mystery. In Brydon's auspicious debut...the characters are alive and the mystery is mostly satisfying. An erudite and entertaining addition to the shelf."
--_Kirkus Reviews_
"From the Battle of Algiers, to the austere abutments of the Brittany coast, The Moment Before Drowning is a carefully weighted novel that strips the glamour from what people can do without ever simplifying the reasons why they do it. An engrossing and expansive tale."
--Luke McCallin, author of The Ashes of Berlin
"This book haunted me--the protagonist's moral conflict is so poignant, the writing is luminescent, and the postwar French and Algerian landscapes are immaculately drawn. Take a bit of Albert Camus, mix in some Nobel...
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