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Beschreibung
'I love this book. Put your life on hold while you finish it' Maggie O'FarrellA suspenseful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes and a teenage girl in danger.

Seventeen-year-old Silvie is camping in rural Northumberland with her father and a group of archaeologists, who are attempting to uncover evidence of human sacrifice. As Silvie glimpses the possibility of freedom with the students - new female friendships and a sexual awakening - her difficult relationship with her overbearing father begins to deteriorate. As the feelings of dread build the haunting rites of the past begin to bleed into the present...

'This book ratcheted the breath out of me so skilfully, that as soon as I'd finished, the only thing I wanted was to read it again' Jessie Burton'An instant classic' Emma Donoghue 'I loved it' Bernadine Evaristo
'I love this book. Put your life on hold while you finish it' Maggie O'FarrellA suspenseful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes and a teenage girl in danger.

Seventeen-year-old Silvie is camping in rural Northumberland with her father and a group of archaeologists, who are attempting to uncover evidence of human sacrifice. As Silvie glimpses the possibility of freedom with the students - new female friendships and a sexual awakening - her difficult relationship with her overbearing father begins to deteriorate. As the feelings of dread build the haunting rites of the past begin to bleed into the present...

'This book ratcheted the breath out of me so skilfully, that as soon as I'd finished, the only thing I wanted was to read it again' Jessie Burton'An instant classic' Emma Donoghue 'I loved it' Bernadine Evaristo
Über den Autor
Sarah Moss is the author of eight novels, most recently The Fell and Summerwater. Her memoir of her year living in Iceland, Names for the Sea was shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize. Her novels include Summerwater, Cold Earth, Night Waking, Bodies of Light (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize), Signs for Lost Children (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize), The Tidal Zone (shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize) and Ghost Wall, which was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2019. She was born in Glasgow, grew up in the north of England and now lives in Ireland, where she teaches on the MFA and MA creative writing programmes at University College Dublin.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Best of Granta
Inhalt: 160 S.
ISBN-13: 9781803510194
ISBN-10: 1803510196
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Moss, Sarah
Hersteller: Granta Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 202 x 132 x 12 mm
Von/Mit: Sarah Moss
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2024
Gewicht: 0,124 kg
Artikel-ID: 128417898