Publisher's Synopsis
When a dried-up tube of superglue triggers an epic meltdown that sees genteel Eric Burncastle rampaging through the village of Titterington with a golf club, he realizes his comfortable life has become insufferably empty. Enter the enigmatic Fenella Cooper-a gothic beauty with a passion for Edgar Allan Poe and an appreciation for life's darker mysteries.
Their blossoming romance takes an unexpected turn when the odious Geoffrey de la Plume crashes Eric's literary soirée with accusations that Eric murdered his own brother Blair to inherit the family estate. Determined to clear his name and solve the mystery of Blair's disappearance in Africa, Eric embarks on an expedition to the Congo with Fenella and a delightfully eccentric band of companions.
What they discover in the heart of the African wilderness defies all expectations-Blair is alive, but transformed in ways that challenge everything Eric thought he knew about his brother. But their family reunion is interrupted when Geoffrey-disguised as an orange-tinted porter and slowly descending into complete madness-makes one final, spectacular attempt at revenge.
A riotous adventure that combines P.G. Wodehouse's wit with the exotic thrills of colonial exploration, A Heart of Darkness follows one man's journey from emotional breakdown to romantic fulfillment, proving that sometimes the best way to find yourself is to chase your eccentric brother into the most unlikely corners of the world.
Featuring flatulent pugs, militant Welsh factotums, and more fertility totems than you can shake a stick at.
