David Van Otter

The Lanes David Van Otter

In a strange country, ruled over by an eccentric king, obsessed with his collection of exotic animals, the spectre of the unicorn rises up, threatening to rampage across the land. The turmoil promises blessed relief from the costumed absurdity of kingship for Dagobert IV - but will there also be absolution for his secret sin, which continues to plague him? 'Quaintly beguiling and utterly unpredictable.' 'An oblique fairy tale wavering between the absurd and the grotesque.' 'Myth is brought into sharp focus in The Lanes, which is a most unusual novel.'