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The Glamour

Synopsis:

Cameraman Richard Grey's memory has blanked out the few weeks before he was injured in a car bomb explosion. When he is visited by a girl who seems to have been his lover, his attempts to recall the forgotten period produce an odyssey through France and conflicting accounts of what happened. When Susan Kewley speaks to him of that time, he finds himself glimpsing a terrible twilight world - the world of "the glamour".

Reviews:

"A tightly narrated slice of psychological horror." The Independent "[a] cool, understated chiller. Priest's control over his story will keep you turning the pages as events slowly twist their way to an unseen climax." -- Brian J. Robb DREAMWATCH

Author Biography:

Christopher Priest's novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. His novel THE PRESTIGE is unique in winning both a major literary prize (the James Tait Black Award) and a major genre prize (The World Fantasy Award); THE SEPARATION won both the Arthur C. Clarke and the British Science Fiction Awards. He was selected for the original Best of Young British Novelists in1983.

Additional Information:

Promotional: Winner of the 1988 Kurd Lasswir Best Foreign Novel award. 'This is a compelling and haunting novel' Publishers' Weekly 'A story of psychological suspense, mixed with elements of the supernatural ... well-written, thoroughly engrossing; highly recommended' Library Journal 'Priest's control is masterly' New Statesman 'What begins as a harmless recapitulation gradually unfolds into something much more sinister, a story of wheels within wheels, subtly revealing to hero and reader alike. It is a finely controlled piece of work.' Financial Times Related subjects: Fantasy