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Thought provoking
I was really intrigued by the premise of the book; loved ones coming back to life after years-how would you react? I found myself pondering a lot through t... READ MORE
Wonderful
I adored this book and was left feeling both more peaceful and oddly bereft at its conclusion and its new absence from my day. I also felt, quite strongly,... READ MORE
Wonderful
Much like the other reviewer here, I adored this book and was left feeling both more peaceful and oddly bereft at its conclusion and its new absence from m... READ MORE
The Returned
...wow.
This is a glorious, sad, thought-provoking journey of a book that I've read over the course of a day, from the first intriguing ideas to the inevi... READ MORE
wonderful
Much like the other reviewer here(on the HB edition), I adored this book and was left feeling both more peaceful and oddly bereft at its conclusion and its... READ MORE
Synopsis
The New York Times bestselling debut novel from the author of Hell of a Book
‘Tragic and humorous and terrifying’ Eowyn Ivey, Author of The Snow Child
‘Fantastically readable’ The Times
Lucille Hargrave’s son Jacob has been dead for over forty years. Now he’s standing on her doorstep, still eight years old. Still looking for her to welcome him with open arms.
All over the world people’s loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether it’s a miracle or a sign of the end.
But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a terrifying new reality.
Their lives will never be the same again.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9781848453036
- Number of pages: 352
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
- Weight: 240g
- Languages: English