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
MEDIA REVIEWS
Publisher: Granta BooksISBN: 9781783787852Number of pages: 160Weight: 120 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 9 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A burnished gem... brilliantStunningly goodBreathtakingExquisite...will send shivers down your spineAn instant classicAn amazing story...disturbing and touching at the same timeA taut tale alive with intelligence and sensuousnessMoss's star is firmly in the ascendantThis divided country's most urgent novelistCompellingA worthy match for 3 a.m. disquiet,a book that evokes existential dread,but contains it,beautifully,like a shipwreck in a bottleFurther proof that Moss is one of our very best contemporary novelists.... Ghost Wall is an intoxicating concoction; inventive,intelligent,and like no other author's workI'm a great fan of Sarah Moss's work; she combines poetic sensibility with great storytelling... Moss is brilliant on atmosphereI love this book. Ghost Wall requires you to put your life on hold while you finish it. It draws you into its unusual world and,with quiet power and menace,keeps you there until the very last page. Silvie's story isn't one you will ever forgetThis 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 againGhost Wall grabs you by the guts and never lets go. DazzlingEerie and grippingStunningly good... Over a staggeringly short distance Moss creates and manipulates an atmosphere of extreme tension... As the story edges towards its climax,Moss appears to collapse layers of history,to render skin and knife and rope identical across millenniaAs brief and unsettling as a bolt of lightningA coming-of-age story with rare power and startling depthA literary star continues to rise... taut,suspensefulThe exhilarating originality of Moss's sixth novel makes it impossible to resist... underpinned by a fierce sense of place and precise,poetic proseCompact and vividBrilliantUnputdownableFinely balanced...combines a strong sense of the natural world with a growing menaceSlim and spooky...well worth your timeThis slight novel contains so much more than works many times its length...a second reading is essentialThis is a book you'll want to read again and again...Harrowing!Ghost Wall deserves way more accolades than it's gettingA brilliant exercise in dark suspense that leaves you shuddering at the possibilities...haunting(A) short,emotionally intense novel,exploring abuse,history and the redemptive power of natureA brilliant exercise in dark suspense that leaves you shuddering at the possibilities... hauntingAn unnerving indictment of misogyny... pitch-perfectGhost Wall by Sarah Moss makes me sad for England,now that Brexit is near...it is true to some idea of England - of landscape,tradition and deep history - which is being clawed back,by these writers,from English nationalismI loved itGosh it's so good,and Moss is the most brilliant writer. She deserves to win all the prizesBreath-taking
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