Ghosts of Manila

'James Hamilton-Paterson's excoriating book would be unbearably painful were it not so beautifully written. The clarity of his vision and the lucid elegance of his prose - lightened by flashes of gallows humour - make this one of the most extraordinary and powerful novels I have read for years.' Literary ReviewGhosts of Manila (first published in 1994) begins in a wasteland near Manila Airport whe...