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Book Synopsis'A troubling, hammering and glorious novel' DAVID MITCHELL
On the edge of the Antarctic Circle, in the years after World War One, a steamship approaches a desolate island. On board is a young man on his way to assume the post of weather observer, to live in solitude for a year at the end of the earth. But on shore he finds no trace of the man whom he has been sent to replace, just a deranged castaway who has witnessed a horror he refuses to name. The rest is woods, a deserted cabin, rocks, silence and the surrounding sea. Then night begins to fall . . .
Trade ReviewA troubling, hammering and glorious novel -- DAVID MITCHELL
Thrillingly vivid . . . Sánchez Piñol creates a struggle for survival that is, at the same time, a meditation on humanity * * The Times * *
Beguiling . . . Piñol's dark tale lingers long after the shivers running down the spine have ceased * * The Scotsman * *
A creepily compelling debut from this Barcelona-based author that reads like a sinister version of a Boy's Own survival adventure * * Financial Times * *
Remarkable . . . An addictive and unsettling read -- ALAN WARNER
A great, creepy, tender read -- YANN MARTEL
Superbly controlled and creepy . . . Akin to
Lord of the Flies or
Heart of Darkness rewritten as pulp-horror schlock * * The Independent on Sunday * *
Astonishing . . . There is something of Edgar Allan Poe . . . In general, however,
Cold Skin would appear to be an example of that rare thing: an original story which emerged, immaculately and unexpectedly, from its author's subconscious * * Times Literary Supplemant * *
Brilliantly suspenseful * * Spectator * *
