The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

Vintage, 2008

I read this when it came out in 2008 and was blown away. 

I decided to read it again and see if it holds up, and it really does. 

The themes of connection, trust, love, cynicism in a modern world, and the frame tales kept me spellbound.

Andrew Davidson knocked it out of the park and carved narratives into my soul.

Gargoyle: Andrew Davidson

This is an amazing, beautiful and soulful story. I highly recommend it. Please do it the courtesy of giving it 50 pages before you put it down. The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. Confronted by a compelling woman who insists they were lovers in medieval Germany, a series of tales unfolds to rival Scheherazade, bested only by the overall arc of the story itself. Highly recommended.