The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author
‘Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation’ Financial Times
‘Sublime, elegant and exciting… beautifully written and entirely gripping. I’m a big fan of Susan Allott’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘The lovechild of Sarah Waters’ The Paying Guests and Lisa Jewell’s The Family Upstairs… confirms Susan Allott as a huge talent’ ERIN KELLY
‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little
‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of those books that I just want to press in the hands of everybody’ Damian Barr, Literary Salon Podcast
‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY
‘A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH
‘A sinister tale, beautifully told’ THE SUN
‘Beautifully written and entirely gripping’ CHRIS WHITAKER
‘An evocative, haunting literary thriller’ ERIN KELLY
‘A terrific spine chiller’ TELEGRAPH
‘A sinister tale, beautifully told’ THE SUN
‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little
‘I can’t recommend more highly… it’s one of those books that I just want to press in the hands of everybody’ Damian Barr, Literary Salon Podcast
‘This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation’ Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff
‘Witty, fresh and full of life’ Liv Little
‘An absorbing story of a world in transition’ JM Coetzee
‘A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East’ The Independent
’Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore. A new star has arrived in the thriller firmament’ The Times, Book of the Month
AN UNMISSABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘I’m so impressed I want to tell everyone… Police procedural with real imagination and heart, and a marvellous lightness of style and wit’ PHILIP PULLMAN
‘AN AMAZING WRITER’ Margot Robbie*‘HILARIOUS’ Stylist‘DAZZLING’ Marian Keyes‘WITTY’ Guardian‘HEARTBREAKING’ Dolly Alderton‘INCREDIBLE’ Candice Carty-Williams
