Dimensions
154 x 229 x 25mm
'The Pepper Gate' is a finely crafted novel about a man whose life is coming to an end and the women he shared it with. Mallory, a successful artist, has just been diagnosed with a debilitating motor neurone disease. He's been married three times and it is through the women in his life that this novel comes alive.
As the story unfolds, we learn about Fleur, Mallory's hippy first wife, and the twins he hasn't seen since they were babies. Then there is Margaret, his capable, homely second wife, and their Down's Syndrome daughter, Kimberley. And then there is Sueyen, Mallory's Singaporean wife, who is watching her marriage fall apart, but finds herself unable or unwilling to stop it. Finally, there's the elusive Em, who is helping Mallory build his mud brick house. Could she be the daughter he hasn't seen for over 20 years?
'The Pepper Gate' is a powerful debut novel about life and the relationships that fill it. Its honesty and sensitivity will stay with the reader long after the final page.
