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The ghost of a beautiful young woman, Sylvie, hovers outside the window of Will Self''s study. She is seeking to influence his latest novel, before she can rest in peace.

Sylvie was a member of the WSC - a mysterious cult of charismatic writers who appear to worship Will Self. When Richard, a twenty-something idler and literary wannabe, discovers Sylvie''s dead body he gets sucked into their dark world of absinthe, cloaks and bizarre initiation rites, slowly losing his sense of perspective on the strange events that encircle him. What is the true nature of the WSC? What did they do to Sylvie? And does Richard now face a similar fate?



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Glimpses of genius. - Daily Mail

'an ingenious, energetic read, admirable for the verve and macabre imagination with which Mills pursues her quarry' - Sunday Times

Self aficionados will revel in this book. - The Age

The Quiddity of Will Self

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/05/2020
      ISBN13: 9781472155788, 978-1472155788
      ISBN10: 1472155785

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The ghost of a beautiful young woman, Sylvie, hovers outside the window of Will Self''s study. She is seeking to influence his latest novel, before she can rest in peace.

      Sylvie was a member of the WSC - a mysterious cult of charismatic writers who appear to worship Will Self. When Richard, a twenty-something idler and literary wannabe, discovers Sylvie''s dead body he gets sucked into their dark world of absinthe, cloaks and bizarre initiation rites, slowly losing his sense of perspective on the strange events that encircle him. What is the true nature of the WSC? What did they do to Sylvie? And does Richard now face a similar fate?



      Trade Review
      Glimpses of genius. - Daily Mail

      'an ingenious, energetic read, admirable for the verve and macabre imagination with which Mills pursues her quarry' - Sunday Times

      Self aficionados will revel in this book. - The Age

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