The Oversight

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Book:	The Oversight
Author:	Will Eaves
Honors:	2001 Whitbread-1st Novel shortlist Score: 6.51
Genres:	Fiction books
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan

In 1983, an ordinary teenager called Daniel Rathbone fell in love, spurned a friend, and stumbled on the ability to see in the dark. On his 25th birthday, he is bequeathed a second no less unusual gift—a Victorian writing box. It is opened, but its contents resist interpretation.