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OverviewA hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K.South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William. William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die.Gripping, moving, and utterly thought-provoking, this novel proves once again that Claire North is one of the most innovative voices in modern fiction.Previous books by Claire North: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustTouchThe Sudden Appearance of HopeThe End of the Day84KThe GameshousePrevious books written as Kate Griffin: Matthew Swift novels: A Madness of AngelsThe Midnight MayorThe Neon CourtThe Minority CouncilMagicals Anonymous novels: Stray SoulsThe Glass God Full Product DetailsAuthor: Claire North , Peter KennyPublisher: Orbit Imprint: Orbit Edition: Library Edition Dimensions: Width: 16.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781549128653ISBN 10: 1549128655 Publication Date: 12 November 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsNorth has established a reputation for tense, dense, science fiction/fantasy-inflected thrillers that defy facile explanations. -- New York Times, praise for the author Author InformationClaire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author who has written numerous young-adult novels and several successful fantasy novels for adults in the Matthew Swift and Magicals Anonymous series under the pseudonym Kate Griffin. Peter Kenny, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a talented and experienced actor, voice-over artist, singer, musician, and designer, with over twenty-five years of experience working in theater, film, television, and audio. He has achieved great critical acclaim for multicharacter recordings of audiobooks by authors such as Iain Banks, Christopher Priest, and Edmund St Aubyn. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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