This is the story of Jacques and Thomas, two main characters that are very well described and brought to life by the author Sebastian Faulks, of which I am a huge fan. These two people share a common interest and fascination of the human mind, and when Jacques marries Thomas` sister, their relations grow stronger, as they now have a family connection, and the interest and ideas of medical research and tests, all with the human mind in focus, springs out in these three characters opening and running a medical clinic, and the plot develops from there...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, finding it entertaining and fascinating all at once, really not wanting it to end, as all books must sooner or later. What I really apriciated about this novel, was that though it`s a fictional story, it contains references and ideas from world history and the ideas that have been spoken about the subject matter of the book, as Thomas and Jacques is attempting to solve the mystery of what causes madness in the human mind. As with all of Faulks` novels, the writing is just effortless in its beauty and descriptions, the characters, their surroundings and the plot comes into life really entertaining and realistic, and I have to say that I really enjoyed reading this novel. For those of you that have read several novels of Sebastian Faulks, I`m sure you would agree that this is not his best novel, but I still found it a very entertaining read and would recommend it to all wanting a mind boggling, fascinating read to enjoy during these months of autumn...