The Book of Idiots

Wil Daniel wonders what he has done with his life as he sits in the outpatient department of the local hospital; a chance encounter with an old flame sparks an affair that reveals far more about their lives, past and present, than just bare skin and desire. In this tale of childhood friendship and the complications of adulthood, Wil's story and those of other male friends of narrator Dean Lloyd are reflected and echoed, exploring the ways in which individuals keep or fail to keep control of the course of their lives. Compelling and unpredictable, this novel is at once serious and blackly comic: a veritable tour de force of character revelation through dialogue.