<DIV><DIV><DIV>“Riveting . . . Parks' discoveries will fascinate not only writers but all citizens of an information age steeped in and propelled by language.” </DIV><DIV><I>—The New Yorker </DIV><P></P><DIV></I>“[Tim Parks'] prose is mordantly funny, self-conscious but never selfpitying, worldly but introspective, attuned to the needs of a soul that he considers thoroughly material and mortal. The result is an absorbing, at times inspiring, narrative of spiritual growth.”</DIV><DIV><I>—Publishers Weekly, </I>starred review</DIV></DIV></DIV>