This Is How

From the Man Booker–shortlisted author of  Carry Me Down comes “an unflinching, absorbing, morally complex portrait” of a man in search of himself ( The New York Times ).   Patrick Oxtoby is a perpetual outsider who has always longed to find his place in the world. So when he’s faced with yet another disappointment after his fiancé breaks off their engagement, Patrick moves to a remote seaside village to escape.   But in spite of his hopes for a new and better life, Patrick still