The Loney
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Paperback Published on: 07/04/2016
£9.99
Bookseller Reviews
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Lives up to the hype
I wanted to read this book after hearing other booksellers at a convention talking about it. It's not the genre I would usually go for but after all the hy... READ MORE
A good time had by all?
A group of fervent Catholics on an Easter retreat, cooped up in a desolate house in the wilderness, praying for a miracle. The natives are weird, the weath... READ MORE
An eerie piece of 1970s religious horror
Think cold northern landscapes with inlets and dunes that fill with water and mist, quickly and entirely. Now imagine a pilgrimage, to save a mute boy, by ... READ MORE
Synopsis
**Winner of the 2015 Costa First Novel Award**
If it had another name, I never knew, but the locals called it The Loney - that strange nowhere place between the Wyre and the Lune... Dull and featureless it may have looked, but The Loney was a dangerous place.
*The Loney* is Andrew Michael Hurley’s decidedly unsettling fictional debut, one of those bookseller word-of-mouth novels that gathered early momentum by the sheer merit of its writing.
With Lancashire’s wind-scorched coast as its setting, Hurley fuses faith, superstition and fear into a potent cocktail of family drenched in unsaid secrets and a constant, gnawing doubt that something strange and dangerous is afoot: it surprised none of us here to watch *The Loney* sail on to bag 2016’s Costa Book of the Year.
*Please note that this edition is supplied in both black and white cover variants and your copy will be randomly assigned.*
- Publisher: John Murray Press
- ISBN: 9781473619852
- Number of pages: 368
- Weight: 260g
- Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 26 mm
Customer Reviews
View allBeautifully Unpredictable
What a pleasure it was to read this book. I must admit, at first I was not certain that this book would be 'my cup of tea' but it was in fact incredibly as... READ MORE
The Loney - A retreat from reality
I am glad that I read this book, but it has left me with questions. Genre has been mentioned in respect of the story, but I wasn't sure where I would plac... READ MORE
Bleak mystery
Also found this hard to grip me but it does draw you in and is worth perseverance. Did not warm to any of characters and found subject matter uncomfortable... READ MORE
Just not sure
Took me a while to get into the book but glad I stuck at it. There is something that bothers me about the story but cant quite put my finger on it.
Wouldn... READ MORE
Not my cup of tea
I'm glad to have read The Loney but I don't think I fell for it as deeply as others have. It was creepy but not as horrifically atmospheric as expected and... READ MORE
An easy read
A book about family and faith, and how in different situations, one may question one's faith even after being a believer for many years. This book is an ea... READ MORE
Intelligent and beautifully written
This book is a strange one to categorise. Officially it's in the 'horror' genre but unofficially it's anything but. Yes, it's decidedly creepy and wonderfu... READ MORE
Well written, but story a bit disappointing
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
The first thing that strikes you about this book, is that the prose ... READ MORE
A riveting read
I'd recommend this book, I took it on holiday with me and it kept me gripped to the end. It's an unusual story, with images of dramatic and bleak landscape... READ MORE
Haunting, atmospheric and disturbing.
This mesmerising and haunting story is told in flashbacks by the narrator, whom the reader knows by his nickname of Tonto. When he reads news of a child’s ... READ MORE
Became my coursework text
I read this book in two days, which does not happen very often in my typical student, academically-focused and socially-ridden life. I liked it so much tha... READ MORE
It's ok
I was disappointed, really , it just sort of stops , is it Witchcraft or Devil Worship, or what the author leaves you to decide . Starts well, with writt... READ MORE
HAVE I READ THE SAME BOOK : NO NO NO
I've read this now twice , it's not anything special. ( twice ) I had to re read it , as some of the reviews where giving it 5 Stars and saying this was ... READ MORE