Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks
The fourth in my series on overlooked American novels for The Guardian's Books section.

The fourth in my series on overlooked American novels for The Guardian's Books section.

A nihilistic sheep, who, like so many other sheep, just wants to watch the world burn, staring at me insouciantly, moments after it has set fire to a large portion of the United Kingdom. A flock of sheep who had been trying to sneak up on me while I was
Villager is where I'd advise you to start if you wanted to read one of my novels. It's also the one people most frequently tell me they reread. It's set on a fictional moor which just happens to be in the exact place Dartmoor
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