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Book Synopsis"A beautifully written and deeply engaging study of loss and innocence, suffused with chilling dread. A haunting novel, a captivating debut; I loved it." —S. J. Watson, author of
Before I Go to SleepTrade Review"Feisty…accomplished." -- Julie Meyerson - New York Times Book Review
"An unusually accomplished and evocative debut." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Seductively suspenseful…[An] entrancing, impressive debut." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A coming-of-age drama with shades of
Stand By Me…a moving exploration of the vulnerability of youth, and of tangled family relationships." -- The Guardian
"[
What Dies in Summer] builds upon the framework of the conventional modern thriller to fashion something that is much, much more…Beautifully written…this raw, powerful story, with its undertow of dread, heralds the arrival of a major new writer." -- The Daily Mail (UK)
"An erotic, compelling and deeply assured debut, midway between Ellroy and Faulkner. It evokes so precisely the beauty and sadness of first love and lost innocence." -- Sam Taylor, author of The Amnesiac
"A magnificent novel, not so much about loss of innocence as innocence put through the masher. The story pulsates with a deep dread that would be unbearable if the novel weren’t so sweet, funny, sexy and ultimately moving." -- Nick Cave, author of The Death of Bunny Munro
"You’ll find fascinating and powerful women in these pages, bossy female relatives as well as local eccentrics. Biscuit is a very likable narrator, and he has a heck of a year navigating family cruelty, neighborhood murders, his own sexual desire, and even a bear attack, but he always listens thoughtfully to those who would advise him. Wright shows beautifully how this wisdom guides him when the world no longer affords him (or anyone) safety." -- Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of Once Upon a River
"What skill, what courage, what a splendid and terrifying debut novel." -- John Dufresne, author of Requiem, Mass
"A compulsive and provocative novel, Tom Wright manages to combine familiar themes of youth—fear, desire, vulnerability and chaos—with a story that both unsettles and intrigues the reader. A narrative voice that’s raw and desperate, a story that grips from start to finish,
What Dies In Summer is hugely impressive." -- John Boyne, author of The Absolutist
