Justine is a painting, a doppelganger and a woman of beguiling beauty. Set in contemporary London, Justine is a story of a man's obsession with a woman - or is it two women? For Justine has a twin sister Juliette, and as the story unfolds, the opium-dazed narrator becomes increasingly unsure as to the identity of the woman he desires.
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Justine is a painting, a doppelganger and a woman of beguiling beauty. Set in contemporary London, Justine is a story of a man's obsession with a woman - or is it two women? For Justine has a twin sister Juliette, and as the story unfolds, the opium-dazed narrator becomes increasingly unsure as to the identity of the woman he desires.
A lush, erotic teasing mystery
* The Bookseller *Angela Carter crossed with the Scottish diffidence of Muriel Spark and Emma Tennant ... a faultless performance of a first novel
* The Scotsman *Beautifully spare, very visual writing ... with its own sly, soft sympathetic elegance
* The Observer *And enthuse we must. This is an extraordinarily accomplished book, sharp, focused, highly intelligent
* The Glasgow Herald *So skilfully crafted, its atmosphere so ominous, its end so chilling
* The Daily Telegraph *