The End of the Day
shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:24th Aug '17
Should be back in stock very soon
***SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD***
'Funny, ambitious, immensely humane and full of philosophical panache' Sunday Times'Extraordinary . . . wildly impressive" Lucy Hughes-Hallett, BBC Radio 4'Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful' Kirkus Sooner or later, death visits everyone. Before that, they meet Charlie.Charlie meets everyone - but only once. Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. Either way, this is going to be the most important meeting of your life.The End of the Day is the stunning new story from Claire North, the voice behind the word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.'Reaffirms the passion and ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer' Locus'Every one of the chapters is shaped with philosophical panache' Guardian'Compelling . . . keeps the surprises coming until the very end' San Francisco ChronicleWorks by Claire North:Novels:The First Fifteen Lives of Harry AugustTouchThe Sudden Appearance of HopeThe End of the Day84K The GameshouseThe Pursuit of William AbbeyDigital novellas:The Serpent: Gameshouse Novella 1The Thief: Gameshouse Novella 2The Master: Gameshouse Novella 3Reaffirms the passion and ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer -- LOCUS Poetic and imaginative ... A thoroughly engaging and astute read -- SCIFINOW Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful Kirkus A beautiful, if occasionally uncomfortable, read that resists being labeled with any particular genre LIBRARY JOURNAL An exciting voice in contemporary fantasy ... North adroitly sets the scenes and enlivens them with compelling, ironic dialogue, and she keeps the surprises coming until the very end SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
ISBN: 9780356507330
Dimensions: 195mm x 127mm x 27mm
Weight: 300g
416 pages