The Wall in the Head

Donald's wife Belinda died. So he tried to kill himself. But it didn't work out the way he planned.

Grief-stricken and still alive, he reluctantly returns to his job as a scriptwriter on a regional TV station. But then an idea comes up that might just save him - and Belinda's legacy.

The Wall in the Head is a love story and a black comedy - about bad architecture and bad TV, bad jokes and bad luck. Set among our fading brutalist behemoths, it's about grand plans and failures, hope and the human spirit. But mostly, it's about endings.

Autorentext

Christopher Beanland is the author of the novels The Wall in The Head and Spinning Out of Control, and is currently writing a third work of fiction. He has also written the non-fiction book Concrete Concept - Brutalist Buildings Around the World, and contributed to and edited other books about architecture. He is working on several new non-fiction titles. He writes about culture for various newspapers, magazines and broadcasters around the world including the Guardian, the Independent, the Telegraph, the BBC and Euronews.

Klappentext

Donald tried to kill himself. But it didn't work out the way he planned.

Grief-stricken and still alive, he reluctantly returns to his job as a scriptwriter on a regional TV station. But then a project comes up that might just save him.

The Wall in the Head is a black comedy about love, loss, Berlin, bad TV, bad jokes, brutalist buildings. And Birmingham. It's about building and rebuilding, grand plans and failures, and how some emotions and ideas endure even through the worst times. But mostly, it's about endings.