Kevin Thunder grew up in 1960s Dublin with a double - a boy so uncannily like him that they were mistaken for each other at every turn. They exchange identities when it suits, each acting the part of the other one, but as they reach adulthood, what started as a childhood game descends into something more sinister and they discover taking on another's life can lead to darker places than either had imagined. Neil Jordan's long-awaited new novel is an extraordinary achievement - a comedy of manners at the same time as a Gothic tragedy, a thriller and an elegy.
