This is how Andrew Miller's new novel begins: "After the massacre at the church in N., Clem Glass flew home to London." But the photojournalist can neither forget what he witnessed in Africa nor find his way in his former life. He drifts aimlessly, drinks too much, and seeks out conflict. Then, Clem's father, who lives in a monastery-like community, reaches out and asks him to take care of his sister, an art historian suffering from severe depression. After spending a summer together in the countryside, Clem learns that the instigator of the massacre is believed to be in Brussels. Andrew Miller's novel tells the story of a man who has seen horror with his own eyes and yet manages to give his life new meaning and direction.