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      The Pursuit of William Abbey

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      A hauntingly powerful new novel from the award-winning Claire North - one of the most original voices in modern fiction

      ''MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL'' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

      ''I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. ...

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      Product ID:9780356507446
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Pursuit of William Abbey
      Authors:Author: Claire North
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A hauntingly powerful new novel from the award-winning Claire North - one of the most original voices in modern fiction

      ''MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL'' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts

      ''I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. Cursed by truth and by blood. The shadow took to me, and we have been together since.''

      From the bestselling and award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K comes a powerful new novel about a young man haunted by a ghost from his past, and by the dark crimes committed in the name of the British empire.

      ''North''s talent shines out'' Sunday Times

      ''An irresistible haunting thrill'' Joe Hill author of Horns and Locke and Key

      ''Remarkable . . . One of the most moving, horrifying and gut-wrenching novels of the year'' NPR

      ''A suspenseful tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart'' Kirkus

      ''North goes from strength to strength'' Guardian

      ''North''s most ambitious novel to date'' Locus

      ''A master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination'' Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls


      Novels by Claire North:

      The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
      Touch
      The Sudden Appearance of Hope
      The End of the Day
      84K
      The Gameshouse
      The Pursuit of William Abbey
      Notes from the Burning Age
      Ithaca


      Imprint Name:Orbit
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-05-07

      Additional information

      Weight314 g
      Dimensions129 × 197 × 34 mm