Description
‘The room shook, not violently, but more than was usual during the average dinner party…’
One quiet evening in Oxford, a house near Sarah Tucker’s suddenly explodes. The cause is later given as a gas leak, but when a child disappears in the aftermath, Sarah – a young married woman, bored and unhappy n her life – becomes obsessed with trying to find her. Very soon she’s left wondering whether she has really ever known anybody or anything at all, as her attest at investigation reveal that people long thought dead are still among the living, while the living are joining the dead. Her own life, however, becomes distinctly less boring.
What begins in this peaceful suburb comes to a compelling climax on a remote and unwelcoming Scottish island, as the hunt for the missing child takes Sarah out of her marriage and into a journey with a companion who himself is being hunted by murderous and apparently official forces.
This acclaimed first novel sets a cracking pace with a terrifying denouement.
‘Seldom does a debut grip as much…Intelligent, articulate, an enthralling read.’ Shots
Soft cover, 317 pages. In very good preloved condition with the exception of a cup mark on the cover.
