{"product_id":"the-loney-9781473619852","title":"The Loney","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliantly unsettling and atmospheric debut full of unnerving horror - ''\u003ci\u003eThe Loney\u003c\/i\u003e is not just good, it''s great. It''s an amazing piece of fiction'' Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo brothers. One mute, the other his lifelong protector.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear after year, their family visits the same sacred shrine on a desolate strip of coastline known as the Loney, in desperate hope of a cure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the long hours of waiting, the boys are left alone. And they cannot resist the causeway revealed with every turn of the treacherous tide, the old house they glimpse at its end . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany years on, Hanny is a grown man no longer in need of his brother''s care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then the child''s body is found.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the Loney always gives up its secrets, in the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This is a novel of the unsaid, the implied, the bare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn amazing piece of fiction\u003c\/b\u003e * Stephen King *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is the masterpiece by which Hurley must enter the Guild of the Gothic\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eit pleases me to think of his name written on some parchment scroll, alongside those of Walpole, Du Maurier, Maturin and Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterful excursion into terror\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinarily haunted and haunting novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis 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\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with the skill of a poet\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eeerie, disturbing read that doesn't let up until its surprise ending\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable addition to the ranks of the best British horror\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting and ambiguous novel that will keep you up at night\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tale of suspense that sucks you in and pulls you under\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAs yarns go, it rips\u003c\/b\u003e * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA masterclass in spinning out tension\u003c\/b\u003e * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express summer reads *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739512418647,"sku":"9781473619852","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473619852.jpg?v=1720052447","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-loney-9781473619852","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}