Flint Bed

by Christopher Burns

Featuring as the central character, a priest who has resigned his calling due to a loss of faith, this suspense novel was a contender for the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award.

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published February 3, 2011

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Reviews

[John Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A grey novel set on the bleak Cumbrian coast where a retired and 'failed' priest, Maurice, also the novel's narrator, is acting as a sort of warden of his stretch of coast. The theme of this short novel is communication, its importance and the dangers of not getting it right. Some good descriptive writing. I should probably re-read (but know I won't!) as I read it quickly.