Harbour

Paperback Published on: 26/05/2011; Language: English, Swedish (Original language of a translated text)
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Synopsis

'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror
They only stopped watching her for a couple of minutes. That was all it took.
It was a beautiful winter's day. Anders, his wife and their feisty six-year-old, Maja, set out across the ice of the Swedish archipelago to visit the lighthouse. There was no one around, so they let her run on ahead. And she disappeared, seemingly into thin air, and was never found.

Two years later, Anders is a broken alcoholic, his life ruined. He returns to the archipelago, the home of his childhood and his family. But all he finds are Maja's toys and through the haze of memory, loss and alcohol, he realizes that someone - or something - is trying to communicate with him.

His return sets in motion a series of horrifying events which exposes a mysterious and troubling relationship between the inhabitants of the remote island and the sea.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Quercus Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781849165136
  • Number of pages: 656
  • Dimensions: 198 x 133 x 40 mm
  • Weight: 445g
  • Languages: English, Swedish (Original language of a translated text)

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Harbour
Not my kind of thing
Harbour I have never read anything by John Ajvide Lindqvist before and it may be that I was not in a receptive mood when I read this novel. Unfortunately ... READ MORE
Cornbom
Harbour
I didn't get it!
Never having read any of Lindqvist's work before, I assumed he was one of those popular Scandinavian crime writers in the same vein as Stieg Larsson, Karin... READ MORE
Linda Kay
Harbour
Brave, dark and compelling
Having hugely enjoyed John Ajvide Lindqvist's vampire tale, Let The Right One In, I was looking forward to Harbour with great anticipation and I was not di... READ MORE
Jane Connolly
Harbour
Could Have Been Better...
As Lindqvist was unknown to me as a writer before reading ‘Harbour’, I had no preconceived ideas about what this story would contain. The book told the sto... READ MORE
Sophia Howson
Harbour
Disappointing Read
I was mystified by this book for several reasons. Having a noteworthy pedigree for his previous books I at least expected a credible storyline; some charac... READ MORE
donpeterede
Harbour
Too much magic, not enough reality
I enjoyed the opening chapters of Harbour. The disappearance of the daughter created a real atmosphere of suspense. The various characters on Domaro were a... READ MORE
rebookman
Harbour
Loved it more than I expected
I used to be a fan of this type of dark literature but had not read a book of this genre in years. When I picked Harbour I wasn't sure if I was still a fan... READ MORE
Mrz
Harbour
Worth a read
This is the first time i've written a book review & i think was quite a good book to start with. The basic story is that of a man whose daughter Maja goes... READ MORE
Sareylou
Harbour
Dark and Swedish!
The idea of the book seemed great - a child disappears never to be seen again, but the narrative is at times dark and at other times hard to follow. The m... READ MORE
Weary teacher
Harbour
A great read
This is the first book i have read by this author so i had no expectations or prior knowledge of his work. It was an enjoyable read from start to finish. A... READ MORE
fd1
Harbour
Fails to live up to expectation
After the massive success of Let The Right One In, John Ajvide Lindqvist had a tough act to follow with Harbour and he has not lived up to the challenge. T... READ MORE
Ross Kitson
Harbour
A good read on many levels
When I started reading “Harbour” I thought that this book was going to explore the pain a parent suffers when their child is abducted. And it is, in part. ... READ MORE
Angela Cottrell