The unreliable narrator, Latimer, believes that he is cursed with an otherworldly ability to see into the future and the thoughts of other people. His unwanted "gift" seems to stem from a severe childhood illness he suffered while attending school in Geneva. Latimer is convinced of the existence of this power, and his two initial predictions do come true the way he has envisioned them: a peculiar "patch of rainbow light on the pavement" and a few words of dialogue appear to him exactly as expected. Latimer is revolted by much of what he discerns about others' motivations.
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Review:
"Small wonders"
--"Time Out London
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"I wanted them all, even those I'd already read."
--Ron Rosenbaum, "The New York Observer
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Book Description:
A chilling tale of moral alienation and despair.
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