![]() ![]() and a panacea for a cynical age' The Times The Testimony of Taliesin Jones is an extraordinary novel, exploring the space between childhood and adulthood, between belief and doubt. ![]() Deeply troubled by life's uncertainty, the boy seeks answers in the unlikely figure of Billy Evans, an old man with an exceptional - possibly even miraculous - talent. Even more distressing than Taliesin's dysfunctional family are his classmates' claims that God does not exist. Taliesin's life is falling apart: his mother has run off with her hairdresser, his father's temper is out of control and his brother has been ominously mute for weeks. ![]() Taliesin Jones is a boy on the brink of adulthood, faced for the first time with life's biggest questions. The Testimony of Talieson Jones is a lyrical and acutely perceptive coming-of-age tale about faith, doubt and growing up, from Rhidian Brook, the accalimed author of The Aftermath. ![]()
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