The Mind Game
The Mind Game
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Summary
Lying on a beach in Africa with his lover, Ben finds it easy to forget the real purpose of his trip - that this is the first stage of some groundbreaking research into depression. But when the holiday turns to hell, Ben realises that all the rules he thought he was playing by no longer apply.
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The Mind Game by Hector Macdonald
Mandanzi, Africa. Paradise on earth. Ben knows that nothing this good comes free. But he's prepared to pay the price. What seems on the surface to be a passionate holiday with his lover is, in fact, the first crucial stage of some ground-breaking research. Ben and his renowned Oxford professor are on the brink of developing a cure for that most disturbing illness - sickness of the mind. Lying on the beach with the bewitching Cara, Ben finds it easy to forget the real purpose of his trip to Africa. Until paradise turns to hell, and suddenly he realises that all the rules he thought he was playing by no longer apply.
Madanzi is Paradise on Earth and lying on the beach with the bewitching Cara, Ben finds it easy to forget the real purpose of his trip to AfricaYet he knows that nothing this good comes free and he is prepared to pay the price. For this vacation is in fact the first crucial stage of some ground-breaking research by Ben and his renowned Oxford professor who are on the brink of developing a cure for sickness of the mind. An ingenious thriller in the bestselling tradition of The Beach.
Hector Macdonald was brought up in Kenya, educated in England and has travelled all round the world. He is 27 and this is his first novel. He lives in London.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140294217 |
| ISBN 10 | 014029421X |
| Title | The Mind Game |
| Author | Hector Macdonald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for WH Smith Thumping Good Read Book Award 2002, Short-listed for WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award 2002, Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards (New Talent) 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |