Author : Jeffrey Ford
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1473226902
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)
Book Synopsis The Physiognomy by : Jeffrey Ford
Download or read book The Physiognomy written by Jeffrey Ford and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Well-Built City, Master Drachton Below's power is absolute, and he will not hesitate to use it. His primary method of control is through his physiognomists, who are trained to read a person's face and body, perceiving that person's past and secrets-and even events yet to come. These seers are the judges and jury. Now Drachton has found something that could extend his reign for eternity: a fruit that bestows immortality. To investigate its whereabouts, Below sends cold, collected physiognomist Cley to the remote mining town of Anamasobia. One at a time Cley interrogates the townspeople, performing his usual fact finding without issue. That is, until he meets the beautiful and bright Arla, who harbors a secret that could potentially turn Cley's world upside down-and topple the Well-Built City itself. A Kafkaesque journey into the unknown, The Physiognomy is an award-winning trip through a land where the line between reality and imagination is constantly blurred.