Joyful

'Ravishing, compelling prose...It's a strangely funny, compelling, and sad novel, the beauty of which is found in searching for what remains once beauty has disappeared.'—Bookslut

"A story about redemption and negotiating a place of peace inside despair."— Saturday Paper

"A pleasure to read."— Weekend Australian

Leon is a man free of sexual desire. Nonetheless he adores his wife, and when she becomes ill and dies he is completely shattered. Then he discovers her correspondence with an unknown lover, and his suffering veers towards madness.

In this extraordinary comedy of grief, Robert Hillman evokes his characters, from the merely unconventional to the frankly deranged, with kindness, grace, and wit. Joyful is a gift that will leave the reader deeply moved and filled with delight.