Liminal Reviews
"Evocative... Chris Keil's writing, which is limpid and often arrestingly vivid, has a charged quality that conveys the mysteries pulsing behind the everyday surfaces of things."
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"A real sense of mystery is woven around the circumstances of [Aled's] disappearance and the novel takes on the aspect of a detective story... The evocations of the Greek landscape and historical sites are beautifully wrought... a subtle and haunting novel... simultaneously reflective and entertaining; philosophical and dryly humorous." Ceri Shaw, americymru.ning
"Luminous yet unpretentious prose that leaves images lingering in the mind... an enchanting novel that continues to reveal its secrets long after you have put it down.Suzy Adams, New Welsh Review
"Hypnotic."
Jan Morris
"I'm enthralled - the spare, precise, resonant language, the deftness with which character and mutual response are bodied forth, the sense of human and mythic hinterland minimally and disturbingly evoked, the sheer metaphysical ambition of the novel."
Jim Perrin
"A subtle and intricate meditation on the blurry junctures that separate us from the past, from each other, and finally from ourselves."
Tristan Hughes
In following Aled, each member of the search party is altered, all returning to their home soil changed; and realising that, as with Orpheus and Eurydice, the trick is not to look back.
Planet
"There is much to admire in the novel... particularly the strength and lucidity of Keil's prose."
Athens News
"I found the story most absorbing. Chris Keil's vivid descriptions paint a clear picture, not only of what is happening around them, but also the thoughts and the frustrations of the family looking for their loved one. Despite the urgency of the quest, the author cleverly portrays a gentle undertone as the search is carried out through the cities, towns and villages of Greece. A good read,with plenty for reading groups to discuss."
newbooks magazine (newbooksmag.com)
"Weaves a knot between Wales & Greece, between the past & the present & between what is above & below the surface of our consciousness. The tempo of the work develops the urgency of a crime novel & I read large tracts of the book in single sittings. Mysteries develop and are resolved, wholly or partially, against richly evoked backdrops. A cast of eccentric characters explore themes of philosophy & spirituality."
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"Liminal's central enigma is rewarding & human."
John M Harrison, uzwi.wordpress.com
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