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I loved it\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Mercies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful and imaginative reinterpretation that had me spellbound\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJENNIFER SAINT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eAriadne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Blindingly brilliant . . . I cannot wait to read everything she writes\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAISY JOHNSON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eEverything Under\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe was never meant to be an ordinary woman, reading out her history as if it belonged to us. She was more than that. She was the way of learning the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was the last time most of us would see her but we didn't know that then.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAida is the defining rock star of her age; her every move observed, examined and owned by a devoted, cultish fanbase. When she disappears without a trace into a complicated love affair, they are determined to find her, uncover her truths, and own her once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAida and Ehsan reconnect after a decade apart, hoping to recapture the innocent, lost love of their youth. Before long, their connection is strained by secrets and jealousies, and the past begins to blur with their present as they follow in the footsteps of mythic lovers before them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Giant Dark\u003c\/i\u003e is an award-winning debut novel about love and fame. 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