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The Betrayals
- Author
- Bridget Collins
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2020
- Run Time
- 15 hours 14 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
*PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF BRIDGET COLLINS' STUNNING NEW NOVEL, THE NAKED LIGHT*
LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MOST EPIC BOOK OF THE YEAR.
‘Mesmerising’ Erin Kelly
‘Sumptuous’ Observer
‘Dizzyingly wonderful’ The Times
WINNING WAS EVERYTHING…
UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM
Two young men, Léo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals.
A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy.
One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all…
‘INGENIOUS’ GUARDIAN
‘A STORYTELLER OF RARE IMAGINATION’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
'BEAUTIFUL' JOANNA CANNON
‘BRILLIANT’ WOMAN & HOME
‘A RICH DELIGHT’ SANDRA NEWMAN
'TOTALLY ADDICTIVE' JOANNA GLEN
‘CAPTIVATING’ DAILY MIRROR
‘AN IMMERSIVE, IMAGINATIVE SLICE OF STORYTELLING’ DAILY EXPRESS
‘MAGICAL’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
Critics Review
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‘Dizzyingly wonderful … a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists that clumsier hands would fumble, and irresistibly moving emotional beats’ The Times
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‘Another sumptuous act of imaginative world-building … If you’re looking for an absorbing, transporting work of fiction – and why would you not be? – The Betrayals is just the thing … settle in, and enjoy getting lost in this captivating book’ Observer
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‘Ingenious … Collins’s story holds everything up its sleeve for as long as possible’ Guardian
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‘The Betrayals is a beautiful dystopian romance about coming of age as an artist and the love affair artistic collaboration can be, while also being an acute political novel about the fate of spiritual values in a totalitarian system. A rich delight’ Sandra Newman
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‘Captivating’ Daily Mirror
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‘An immersive, imaginative slice of storytelling’ Daily Express
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‘It’s just beautiful – written with such elegance and poise. What I love about Bridget's books is her ability to write the most magical worlds of escapism and yet anchor those worlds very much in today’ Joanna Cannon
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‘She’s done it again: this is another triumph from the incomparable imagination of Bridget Collins. The Betrayals sinks its teeth into you and won’t let you go. It’s a mesmerising, intimate and ambitious story about art, love and what it means to be human. If you loved The Binding, you’ll adore The Betrayals’ Erin Kelly
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‘More lavish magical escapism from the unit-shifting author of The Binding’ Irish Independent
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‘Brilliant … a captivating, imaginative tale’ Woman & Home
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‘A storyteller of rare imagination … This intricate symphony of a novel is both a disturbing portrait of fascism and a soaring meditation on artistic expression’ Mail on Sunday
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Details
- Author
- Bridget Collins
- Narrator
- Bridget Collins, Sam Woolf, Sarah Ovens
- Duration
- 15 hours 14 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 November 2020
- ISBN
- 9780008272203
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: politics / economics, Dark fantasy, Narrative theme: identity / belonging
Synopsis
*PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF BRIDGET COLLINS' STUNNING NEW NOVEL, THE NAKED LIGHT* LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MOST EPIC BOOK OF THE YEAR. ‘Mesmerising’ Erin Kelly ‘Sumptuous’ Observer ‘Dizzyingly wonderful’ The Times WINNING WAS EVERYTHING… UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM Two young men, Léo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals. A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy. One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all… ‘INGENIOUS’ GUARDIAN ‘A STORYTELLER OF RARE IMAGINATION’ MAIL ON SUNDAY 'BEAUTIFUL' JOANNA CANNON ‘BRILLIANT’ WOMAN & HOME ‘A RICH DELIGHT’ SANDRA NEWMAN 'TOTALLY ADDICTIVE' JOANNA GLEN ‘CAPTIVATING’ DAILY MIRROR ‘AN IMMERSIVE, IMAGINATIVE SLICE OF STORYTELLING’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘MAGICAL’ IRISH INDEPENDENT
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