Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake quiz from its earliest inhabitants to

from its earliest inhabitants to the present conflicts over Tibet and Everest

and with a wealthy and beautiful woman from his past who comes bearing an unusual request

Mike Anderson was gripped by the story

As Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges

caustically witty and achingly sad' Sunday Mirror 'A fascinating

Letters from a Lost Uncle by Mervyn Peake quiz from its earliest inhabitants toLost in the frozen polar wastes, an explorer huddles in his shelter, typing, with frozen fingers, the story of his lonely, extraordinary exploits, preparing to send the story to the nephew he has never seen. With his only companion, the tortoise like mutant Jackson, the Uncle has gone in search of his ambition and his destiny: the awesome and mysterious White Lion. Illustrated on every page with stunning, beautiful, eerie original drawings, "Letters