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Hell's Gate

Laurent Gaude author Emily Boyce translator Jane Aitken translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Gallic Books

Published:4th May '17

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Hell's Gate cover

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What if death was not the end? A thrilling story of love, loss, revenge and redemption in Naples and beyond.When his son is killed by gangsters' crossfire on his way to school, Neapolitan taxi driver Matteo is consumed by despair. But just when he feels life has lost all meaning, he encounters a man who claims the living can find ways into the afterlife. And legend says that there's an entrance to the underworld beneath Naples. What if Matteo had a chance of bringing Pippo back from the dead?

'Gaude writes ... with an elegiac, almost hypnotic rhythm' Sunday Telegraph 'A rich canvas' Publishers Weekly; 'Bewitching' San Francisco Chronicle; 'Captivating ... unforgettable characters' Elle; 'A mesmerising, haunting book' L'Express; 'Laurent Gaude, the master craftsman, keeps us in suspense all the way through.' Le Monde;

ISBN: 9781910477328

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

272 pages