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When Alex Morris loses her fiancé in dreadful circumstances, she moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Alex takes a job at a Pupil Referral Unit, which accepts the students excluded from other schools in the city. These are troubled, difficult kids and Alex is terrified of what she’s taken on. There is one class – a group of five teenagers – who intimidate Alex and every other teacher on The Unit. But with the help of the Greek tragedies she teaches, Alex gradually develops a rapport with them. Finding them enthralled by tales of cruel fate and bloody revenge, she even begins to worry that they are taking her lessons to heart, and that a whole new tragedy is being performed, right in front of her ... The Amber Fury is a beautifully constructed psychological page turner. It is a dark mystery of a novel about loss, obsession and the deep and abiding human need to connect.

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'A gripping thriller, but also a beautifully drawn portrait of grief and how we find our way back to life.' -- Madeline Miller, Orange Prize-winning author of The Song of Achilles 'Steady pacing paired with well-timed foreshadowing and fully realized characters make this one compelling from the beginning.' -- Booklist 'Impossible to put down.' -- Herman Koch

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Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster. She appears on BBC Radio 4 as a presenter and she is an arts reviewer on Saturday Review and Front Row. She judged the 2012 Orange Prize and the 2013 Man Booker Prize. Her first non-fiction book, The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, was published in 2010. Among many other favourable reviews, The Financial Times suggested ‘you shouldn’t read AC Grayling’s The Good Book without reading The Ancient Guide first.’ Natalie was also a stand-up comedian for 12 years, and was the first woman ever to be nominated for the prestigious Perrier Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She retired in 2009. Zara lives in the heart of the Cotswolds with her two teenage children, husband and six chickens. She has been a professional actress for 21 years and also writes children’s stories and songs. TV, theatre and audiobook credits include Grandpa in my Pocket, Teachers, Doctors, The Queen’s Governess, Almost English, The Sweet Girl, The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, Treasure Island and Pheadra’s Love.

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