FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORTerence Cave,owner of Cave Antiques,has already experienced the tragedies of his mother's suicide and his wife's murder when his teenage son,Reuben,is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child,Bryony,has always been the family's golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to protect her from the world's malign forces,whatever that may take.But as he starts to follow his grieving daughter's movements and enforce a draconian set of rules,his love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that leads to destruction.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781786893192Number of pages: 240Weight: 164 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mmEdition: Main
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A compelling book; a page-turner in the best sense of the wordChilling,riveting,heart-breakingA devastating portrait of one man's relentless self-destructionCave's grotesque zeal commands the reader's almost voyeuristic attention,and delivers an enthralling addition to the literature of demented protagonistsA sleek,enthralling novel that tries to wrestle with the human conditionMatt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heartHaig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider,but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life
Matt Haig
An author who blurs the lines between genres,blending fantasy,myth and science fiction to create some of the most inventive and enduringly popular contemporary fiction,Matt Haig is also amongst Waterstones bookseller's favourite authors. His novels include How to Stop Time,The Radleys and The Humans as well as children's books including A Boy Called Christmas and The Girl Who Saved Christmas. He is also the author of the Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones non-fiction Book of the Month,Reasons to Stay Aliveand the follow up, Notes on a Nervous Planet.
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