James Purdew lives a contented life in Amsterdam. But when he breaks his ankle and is stranded at home for the summer, he becomes obsessed with his past - in particular his time as a student, about which he remembers nothing. Determined to find out what happened, he travels back to his university town in England, and into the darkest parts of his own history.

The Amnesiac is a dazzling mystery by one of Britain's most innovative young storytellers.