Twist Signed Independent Bookshop Exclusive - Colum McCann
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Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the bottom of the sea: the
network of tiny fibreoptic tubes that carry the world’s information across the ocean floor
and what happens when they break.
So he has travelled to Cape Town to board the George Lecointe, a cable repair vessel
captained by Chief of Mission John Conway. Conway is a talented engineer and
fearless freediver - and Fennell is quickly captivated by this mysterious, unnerving man
and his beautiful partner, Zanele.
As the boat embarks along the west coast of Africa, Fennell learns the rhythms of life at
sea, and finds his place among the band of drifters who make up the crew. But as the
mission falters, tensions simmer - and Conway is thrown into crisis. A terrible, violent
tragedy is unfolding in the life he has left behind on land; and, trapped out at sea, it
seems as if the vast expanse of the ocean is closing in.
Then Conway disappears; and Fennell must set out to find him.
As taut and propulsive as a thriller, and a timeless exploration of narrative and truth,
Twist is the work of a master storyteller at the height of his powers.