REVIEW
Right of Thirst
by Frank Huyler
Published by Harper Perennial 2009
A lucky find in an op shop, Right of Thirst, speaks directly to what it is to be human - and struggling to come to terms with the flaws that create who we are, despite our best efforts.
Frank Huyler is an extraordinary writer with observation powers as sharp as any surgeon's knife, and honed on the whetting stone of his own travels and consultations with patients over many years.
This perception is applied with a light but penetrating touch to the characters in this deceptively slow-paced story of a man brought up short by his wife's death and his role in it, and the need to find something within himself that will bring some sort of redemption.
It is also a novel about how the best of intentions can result in the worst of outcomes and the difficulty in being benevolent. Who are we serving really?
Totally recommend reading this book and gave it nine out of ten.
Frank Huyler has also written an essay collection: The Blood of Strangers, 1999; The Laws of Invisible Things, 2004; and The Castaway: A Novella, 2013.
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