A Fool's Alphabet by Sebastian Faulks

The events of Pietro Russell’s life are told in 26 chapters. From A-Z, each chapter is set in a different place and reveals a fragment of his story. As his memories flicker back and forth through time in his search for a resolution to the conflicts of his life, his story gradually unfolds.

Sebastian Faulks worked as a journalist for 14 years before taking up writing books full time in 1991. He is the author of A Trick of Light; The Girl at the Lion D’Or; The Fatal Englishman; Birdsong; Charlotte Gray; On Green Dolphin Street; and most recently, Human Traces.