John Biguenet has published short stories in ESQUIRE, HARPERS and GRANTA, and is having one of his short stories developed into a feature film in this country. He is a rare find. 'OYSTER catches perfectly the language and cadences of the time as it unwinds slowly to its tragic end.Good enough to eat' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Suspenseful and intriguing, with a sultry atmosphere and seething passions' USA TODAY'This is a novel about family and derives its power from the strength of Biguenet's wonderfully drawn characters. OYSTER is a fantastic story that is told with such confidence and style that it is hard to believe that this is Biguenet's first novel' ENIGMA'Biguenet. catches the scents and sounds of the bayou, and his characters bristle with a dark intensity' NEW YORK TIMES'Biguenet's elegant, spare prose brilliantly depicts the personalities involved and their struggle to survive in the bleak, watery landscape' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'Biguenet writes with a restrained elegance, evoking with great clarity life on the bayou. [he] immerses us completely in the Bruneaus and Petitjeans and their world' DAILY TELEGRAPH'An outstanding first novel' ESQUIRE.