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OverviewTerence 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matt HaigPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.164kg ISBN: 9781786893192ISBN 10: 1786893193 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 07 June 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA compelling book; a page-turner in the best sense of the word -- John Burnside * * Guardian * * Chilling, riveting, heart-breaking * * New York Times * * A devastating portrait of one man's relentless self-destruction * * The Times * * Cave's grotesque zeal commands the reader's almost voyeuristic attention, and delivers an enthralling addition to the literature of demented protagonists * * Independent * * A sleek, enthralling novel that tries to wrestle with the human condition * * Literary Review * * Matt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heart * * Sunday Times * * Haig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider, but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life * * Guardian * * Author InformationMatt Haig is the number one bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and seven other highly acclaimed books for adults, including How to Stop Time, a Sunday Times bestseller, and The Humans. As a writer for children and young adults he has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal. His work has been published in forty languages. @matthaig1 matthaig.com Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |