Blinding Light

‘Theroux is a gifted writer, and there are many memorable passages and much deft description… he excels at picking out scenic details’ THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTTwenty years ago, Slade Steadman wrote Trespassing, a book about travelling that became an instant bestseller. Slade has lived on the royalties ever since - and not published another word.On a trip to Ecuador with his girlfriend Ava, Slade takes a drug that makes him temporarily blind, yet which unlocks the creativity he has been searching for. Back home in Martha’s Vineyard, Slade effortlessly pens a novel that will once more bring him celebrity. But the drug has other, unexpected side-effects: Slade has startling insights into the people around him. Yet with this second sight comes the threat of a more permanent blindness. A sightlessness from which there may be no release….‘Theroux’s powers of description are as impressive as ever’ LITERARY REVIEW‘Intriguing… the quality of Theroux’s descriptive writing remains first-rate’ MAIL ON SUNDAY‘A shrewd and cunning novel full of malleable personalities, psychedelia and considerable sex. What more could a reader ask for?’ LOS ANGELES TIMES