"The figure of ra-t slithers through these pages like the Zelig of London Town-an ocular witness at every juncture of its history. His split name makes him a fractured and contradictory creature. Always recognizable he is also hesitant and obscure, not unlike this text which at every turn employs discontinuity and slippage as formal strategies whilst being as familiar as nursery rhyme. Ra-t is a survivor, but you won't find him-he is today and gone! "-Jeff Hilson