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The Loney
- Author
- Andrew Michael Hurley
- Narrator
- Richard Burnip
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2015
- Run Time
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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'The Loney is not just good, it's great. It's an amazing piece of fiction' Stephen King
Easter 1976. Two teenage brothers, one mute, the other his lifelong protector, set off on a retreat with their parents and others from their church to a Catholic shrine on a wild, ever-changing stretch of Lancashire coastline known as the Loney. Led by new incumbent Father Bernard, the pilgrims dutifully observe the traditions leading up to the Resurrection, but the boys learn that there is a much older, darker power to be found in the landscape itself, one which is being tapped by strange rituals on the tidal island of Coldbarrow.
Many years later, a child's body is discovered, and the two brothers are forced to confront the horrors of the past. The Loney always gives up its secrets, in the end.
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD
THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016
'This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' Observer
'A masterful excursion into terror' The Sunday Times
Critics Review
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An amazing piece of fiction
Stephen King
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Here is the masterpiece by which Hurley must enter the Guild of the Gothic: it pleases me to think of his name written on some parchment scroll, alongside those of Walpole, Du Maurier, Maturin and Jackson
Guardian
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A masterful excursion into terror
Sunday Times
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An extraordinarily haunted and haunting novel
Daily Telegraph
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This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill
Observer
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Written with the skill of a poet
The Times, Books of the Year
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An eerie, disturbing read that doesn't let up until its surprise ending
Daily Mail
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An unforgettable addition to the ranks of the best British horror
Metro
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A haunting and ambiguous novel that will keep you up at night
Daily Express
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A tale of suspense that sucks you in and pulls you under. As yarns go, it rips
New Statesman
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A masterclass in spinning out tension
Financial Times
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A haunting exploration of religion, faith and family. Hurley's evocation of the landscape is bleak and beautiful, while his portrayal of a family slowly imploding is both perceptive and compelling
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Details
- Author
- Andrew Michael Hurley
- Narrator
- Richard Burnip
- Duration
- 11 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2015
- ISBN
- 9781473633919
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
PRE-ORDER SALTWASH NOW: THE DISTURBING NEW NOVEL FROM ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY'The Loney is not just good, it's great. It's an amazing piece of fiction' Stephen KingEaster 1976. Two teenage brothers, one mute, the other his lifelong protector, set off on a retreat with their parents and others from their church to a Catholic shrine on a wild, ever-changing stretch of Lancashire coastline known as the Loney. Led by new incumbent Father Bernard, the pilgrims dutifully observe the traditions leading up to the Resurrection, but the boys learn that there is a much older, darker power to be found in the landscape itself, one which is being tapped by strange rituals on the tidal island of Coldbarrow. Many years later, a child's body is discovered, and the two brothers are forced to confront the horrors of the past. The Loney always gives up its secrets, in the end. WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016'This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the barely grasped or understood, crammed with dark holes and blurry spaces that your imagination feels compelled to fill' Observer'A masterful excursion into terror' The Sunday Times
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