Ascent
The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine.
''Magnificent'' Philippe Sands
''Powerful and humane'' Observer
''An utterly masterly book'' Jonathan Coe
In 1979, Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a dilapidated old house in Ghent, Belgium, which he restored to become his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he learns that a bust of Hitler once sat...
The dazzling new novel by Stefan Hertmans, author of the modern classic War and Turpentine.
''Magnificent'' Philippe Sands
''Powerful and humane'' Observer
''An utterly masterly book'' Jonathan Coe
In 1979, Stefan Hertmans fell in love with a dilapidated old house in Ghent, Belgium, which he restored to become his peaceful sanctuary. Now, all these years later, he learns that a bust of Hitler once sat...
