A Cage of Shadows Robin Friend The fragile silhouette of a

The fragile silhouette of a hand

from plate tectonics to the ocean tides

or in a kind of initiatory rite

screaming children

The greatest literary sensation of recent times and now the inspiration for a major BBC series

A Cage of Shadows Robin Friend The fragile silhouette of aOne of 100 numbered hardback copies in new condition. Born and raised during the Depression, Archie Hill is something of an enigma. Virtually no information about him exists in public records or online. What little we do know can be gleaned from his disarmingly honest, autobiographical novels. A Cage of Shadows was first published in 1973 to enthusiastic reviews and announced the arrival of a major new writer. It tells of Mr Hills brutal Black Country