Demi-Gods
(Sprache: Englisch)
'Disturbingly good ... Elena Ferrante-esque' Metro'Comparable to The Secret History ... A new and important author' Financial Times'Her skill as a writer is beyond question' Sunday Times
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'Disturbingly good ... Elena Ferrante-esque' Metro'Comparable to The Secret History ... A new and important author' Financial Times'Her skill as a writer is beyond question' Sunday Times
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'Disturbingly good ... Elena Ferrante-esque' Metro'Comparable to The Secret History ... A new and important author' Financial Times'Her skill as a writer is beyond question' Sunday TimesIt is 1950, and Willa's mother has a new beau. The arrival of his blue-eyed, sun-kissed sons at Willa's summer home signals the end of her childhood. As her entrancing older sister Joan pairs off with Kenneth, nine-year-old Willa is drawn to his solitary younger brother, Patrick.As they grow up Willa is swept up in Patrick's wicked games and their encounters become charged with sexuality and degradation. But when Willa finally tries to reassert her power, an act of desperation has devastating results.
Autoren-Porträt von Eliza Robertson
Eliza Robertson attended the University of Victoria and the University of East Anglia, where she received the 2011 Man Booker Scholarship. In 2013, she won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and was a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize and the Journey Prize. Her first story collection, Wallflowers, was shortlisted for the East Anglia Book Award and selected as a New York Times Editor's Choice. In 2015, she was named one of five emerging writers for the Writers' Trust Five x Five program. She lives in Montreal. elizarobertson.com @ElizaRoberts0n
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Eliza Robertson
- 2018, 240 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
- ISBN-10: 1408890380
- ISBN-13: 9781408890387
- Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2018
Sprache:
Englisch
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Gripping, original and richly descriptive ... A daring page-turner to devour in one sitting Daily Express
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