The Seventh Question

A chain reaction arises from a single kiss—a masterpiece of memoirs by the Bailey Gifford Prize and Booker Prize winner

Through Herbert Wells' novel and Rebecca West, through nuclear physics of the 1930s and Father Flanagan, working near Hiroshima, this chain of events reaches its climax when a young man finds himself trapped at the mouth of a raging river, not knowing how to live on.


“Flanagan's best book... A brilliant reflection on one man's past and the history that unfolded in his lifetime” - Guardian

“How Flanagan portrayed his quiet, brave father and loving, resilient mother is truly magnificent. He masterfully conveyed the essence of rural life in Tasmania” - Daily Telegraph