Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller (English) Paperback Book

Description: Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller Peggy Hillcoat is eight. She spends her summer camping with her father, playing her beloved record of The Railway Children and listening to her mothers grand piano, but her pretty life is about to change. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Every parent lies. But some lies are bigger than others . . .In the summer of 1976 eight-year-old Peggy Hillcoat is taken from London by her survivalist father to live in a cabin in a remote European forest. When they arrive he tells Peggy that her mother and the rest of the world are gone.Now the two of them must scratch a living from the earth- trapping squirrels, foraging for berries, surviving winter as best they can. But it is easy to lose your way in the forest, to lose yourself. How long will Peggy trust her fathers story? How long can you stay sane when the world is lost? And what happens when you stop believing in everything? Notes Now in paperback, this is about a young girl who is taken to live in a remote European forest by her father in the 1970s, and is told that her mother and the rest of the world are gone. Shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize. Bewitching... a rivetingly dark tale... Sunday Express Back Cover Shortlisted for The Desmond Elliott Prize 2015 Extraordinary, chilling, brilliantly imagined. From the opening sentence it is gripping. A sad, sinister tale of dark days in a dark forest Sunday Times In the summer of 1976 eight-year-old Peggy Hillcoat is taken from London by her survivalist father to live in a cabin in a remote European forest. When they arrive he tells Peggy that her mother and the rest of the world are gone. Now the two of them must scratch a living from the earth: trapping squirrels, foraging for berries, surviving winter as best they can. But it is easy to lose you way in the forest, to lose yourself. How long will Peggy trust her fathers story? How long can you stay sane when the world is lost? And what happens when you stop believing in everything? As warped and sinister as any Brothers Grimm fairytale. Tautly written, tense, haunting, suspenseful Metro Fullers twisted tale is compulsive, treading the fine line between charming and sinister . . . could well become a classic Stylist Bewitching. A riveting, dark tale, full of wonders, suspense and revelation, light and shadow. Spellbinding, scary stuff Sunday Express Utterly gripping, hypnotic. I tore through it Esther Freud Author Biography Claire Fuller was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1967. She gained a degree in sculpture from Winchester School of Art, but went on to have a long career in marketing and didnt start writing until she was forty. Swimming Lessons is her second novel. Her first novel, Our Endless Numbered Days, won the Desmond Elliott Prize. She has an MA in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Winchester and lives in Hampshire with her husband and two children. Review Extraordinary...From the opening sentence it is gripping...Fuller writes with a singing simplicity that finds beauty amid the terror...might well have you crying out for more. * The Sunday Times *Fuller handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of a fairytale, full of clues, questions and intrigue. * The Times *Bewitching...a rivetingly dark tale...spellbinding. * Sunday Express *Fullers twisted tale is compulsive, treading the fine line between charming and sinister. With its disturbing twist, Our Endless Numbered Days could well become a classic. * Stylist, Book Wars *Rewardingly unsettling...as warped and sinister as any Brothers Grimm fairytale, this tautly written, tense novel is brilliant at evoking both the bewitching beauty of its setting - and its inherent dangers...haunting, suspenseful and deftly written...memorably chilling. * Metro *Straightaway I was intrigued to find out where this novel was heading... Fuller evokes the natural worlds beauty and brutality. * The Independent *A debut novel that brings to mind such unlikely bedfellows as Thoreaus Walden and Emma Donoghues Room...gripping. * Guardian *I tore through it, found it utterly gripping and loved its hypnotic atmosphere. The beauty and pleasures of the natural world pitted against the unravelling horrors of isolation and insanity worked brilliantly. * Esther Freud *A remarkable first novel, I was much impressed by the conviction of the childs eye view, the vivid climate and the power of the narrative. * Penelope Lively *Our Endless Numbered Days is suspenseful, utterly riveting, and as dark as midnight in the forest. * Rebecca Hunt (author of Everland and Mr Chartwell) *Excellent...I loved the combination of Peggy/Punzels absolutely authentic childs precision for detail and her day-to-day matter-of-factness (often very funny) with the strangeness of the world she inhabited...very powerfully imagined... absolutely compelling. * Morag Joss (author of The Night Following) *Narrated with warmth and compassion, Our Endless Numbered Days is a haunting and beautiful novel. I loved every page. * Daniel Clay (author of Broken) * Promotional Peggy is eight years old when her survivalist father takes her to live in a cabin in a remote European forest. There, he tells her that her mother and the rest of the world are gone. Prizes Winner of Desmond Elliott Prize 2015 Review Text Extraordinary ...From the opening sentence it is gripping ...Fuller writes with a singing simplicity that finds beauty amid the terror ... might well have you crying out for more . Review Quote Extraordinary ...From the opening sentence it is gripping ...Fuller writes with a singing simplicity that finds beauty amid the terror ... might well have you crying out for more . Promotional "Headline" Every parent lies. But some lies are bigger than others . . . Details ISBN0241003946 Author Claire Fuller ISBN-10 0241003946 ISBN-13 9780241003947 Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2015 DEWEY 823.92 Pages 304 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Language English UK Release Date 2015-12-31 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 2015-12-31 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-02-28 AU Release Date 2016-02-28 Alternative 9780241969014 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96600848;

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