Verge

Name: Verge
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781800810150
Price: 36.99 NZD
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By Nadia Attia

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Verge by Nadia Attia takes you on a captivating journey following a character caught between reality and a mysterious realm, grappling with personal identity and loss. The story is woven with elements of magical realism, exploring themes of belonging and self-discovery. It's a thought-provoking narrative that invites you to ponder the boundaries of perception and reality, all set against a rich and evocative backdrop.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories that blend elements of mythology with contemporary struggles, exploring themes of identity and belonging. Richly woven with vivid settings and captivating characters, it's a perfect read for those who appreciate a narrative that feels both fantastical and deeply human.

Verge

A deadly curse, two young strangers thrown together by fate, and a road trip through a disunited Kingdom.

A deadly curse, two young strangers thrown together by fate, and a road trip through a disunited Kingdom.

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Had me gripped from start to finish ... timely, horrifying, and hugely entertaining - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Dance Tree and The Mercies

The day Rowena Murray was born, 250 starlings fell like stones from the sky. Ever since, she has been marked by Death. First the visions; then her boyfriend died suddenly; now her father, too.

Salvation, Rowena is told, lies to the North: in Culcrith, where her grandmother can save her from the curse. Her mother's farmhand, a young Egyptian man named Halim, is to drive her.

The trip isn't easy. Rowena is rebellious, spiky, and sees bad omens everywhere; Halim is reserved, quiet and prefers to play by the rules; the land is mysterious and treacherous, with people who have married old traditions with new prejudices. The pair's battle of wills may yet develop into an alliance, if they can only let their guards down and let the wild in.

Exploring belief, loyalty and legacies beyond our control, Nadia Attia's thrilling debut is as magnetic and unpredictable as the curse Rowena is racing to escape.

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Nadia Attia's Verge is praised for its gripping and timely narrative, blending folk horror with post-Brexit anxieties to create a dystopian tale. The book is lauded for its vivid characters and spellbinding prose, offering a unique exploration of unity and disunity in a divided kingdom. The story is noted for its haunting quality, drawing readers into a world that bridges folkloric traditions with contemporary issues.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781800810150

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 11 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Serpent's Tail

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 143.0mm

Height: 219.0mm

Weight: 385g

Pages: 272

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Enemies to Lovers Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Literary Fiction Nadia Attia

About the Author

Nadia Attia is a BFI Network Talent Executive and a published journalist. In 2019 she won the FAB (Faber) prize for fiction and was selected for the London Writers Awards. A graduate of the Curtis Brown novel-writing course, Nadia has been published in Spread the Word's City of Stories anthology, Star Songs and Luna Station Quarterly. Verge is her first novel. Follow her @nadia_land_