|summary=Four stories braided together, set in modern day South Africa. Initially a little confusing, but stick with it and you will be rewarded with a superbly judged literary fiction story about what is the truth and how we deal with it.
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'''Long listed for the Guardian First Book Award 2012'''
If Patrick Flanery's South African-set debut novel ''Absolution'' is anything to go by, he could well be one of the next big names in literary fiction. It's complex and at times challenging, but ultimately an extremely rewarding reading experience.