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Ghost Wall

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I love this book. Put your life on hold while you finish it – Maggie O'Farrell A suspenseful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes and a teenage girl in danger. Seventeen-year-old Silvie is camping in rural Northumberland with her father and a group of archaeologists, who... Read More
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INCLUDED IN THE BEST OF GRANTA SERIES: a powerful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes, rites of the past and a teenage girl in danger

INCLUDED IN THE BEST OF GRANTA SERIES: a powerful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes, rites of the past and a teenage girl in danger

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I love this book. Put your life on hold while you finish it – Maggie O'Farrell

A suspenseful and chilling novel of haunted landscapes and a teenage girl in danger.

Seventeen-year-old Silvie is camping in rural Northumberland with her father and a group of archaeologists, who are attempting to uncover evidence of human sacrifice. As Silvie glimpses the possibility of freedom with the students – new female friendships and a sexual awakening – her difficult relationship with her overbearing father begins to deteriorate. As the feelings of dread build, the haunting rites of the past begin to bleed into the present...

This book ratcheted the breath out of me so skilfully, that as soon as I'd finished, the only thing I wanted was to read it again – Jessie Burton

An instant classic – Emma Donoghue

I loved it – Bernadine Evaristo

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781803510194

Publisher: Granta Publications Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Publications Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 160

About the Author

SARAH MOSS is the author of eight novels, including Ghost Wall and The Tidal Zone. Her account of her time in Iceland, Names for the Sea, was shortlisted for the 2013 RSL Ondaatje Prize and she has three times been shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize.

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