Pick of the month - The Gargoyle -

I just finished reading The Gargoyle, by Andrew Davidson and what an incredible read it was. You will be engrossed and (and sometimes grossed out at the gruesome details) but you will not be able to put this book down.

If you love history and mythology and believe in the power of love as well as destiny, this is the book for you! The story is about a gorgeously handsome but soulless man, who stars in pornographic films for a living. One night, while strung out on booze and cocaine, he is in a terrible car accident in which he suffers burns over much of his body.

While in hospital, where he wants only to die, he meets a psychiatric patient who is said to be schizophrenic who tells him tragic and heart wrenching love stories from the past in such faraway lands as Japan, Iceland and Italy, including, she claims, the story of their own love affair which occurred in 14th century Germany.

He tells himself that this is only part of her delusions. But is it? Can they have really have had a romance that has lasted 7 centuries? The story contains meticulous historical details, permeated by Dante references. The writing is smart and at times cheeky, wonderfully hypnotic. The pace is fast, impossible to put down. Don’t miss this one!