The Comforts of Madness Page 12
by Paul Sayer
I contemplate my last moments and wait for the explanation I know will not be offered.
Paul Sayer is the author of eight novels, including the Booker Prize ‘long-listed’ The Absolution Game, The Storm Bringer, Like So Totally, and The True Adventures of Richard Turpin: the real-life story of the highwayman Dick Turpin. The Comforts of Madness won the 1988 Constable Trophy, the Whitbread First Novel award, and the Whitbread Book of the Year award. Paul Sayer’s work has been translated into ten languages. He lives in York.