Description
'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror
They only stopped watching her for a couple of minutes. That was all it took.
It was a beautiful winter's day. Anders, his wife and their feisty six-year-old, Maja, set out across the ice of the Swedish archipelago to visit the lighthouse. There was no one around, so they let her run on ahead. And she disappeared, seemingly into thin air, and was never found.
Two years later, Anders is a broken alcoholic, his life ruined. He returns to the archipelago, the home of his childhood and his family. But all he finds are Maja's toys and through the haze of memory, loss and alcohol, he realizes that someone - or something - is trying to communicate with him.
His return sets in motion a series of horrifying events which exposes a mysterious and troubling relationship between the inhabitants of the remote island and the sea.
About the Author
John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author, born in 1968. He grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm. He wanted to become something awful and fantastic. First he became a conjurer and came in second in the Nordic card trick championship. Then he was a stand-up comedian for twelve years, before writing Let the Right One In. That novel became a phenomenal international bestseller and was made into a film and a West End play, both called Let Me In. His books are published in twenty-nine countries worldwide.
Reviews
'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. * Independent *
'Emotionally forceful and superbly plotted' Big Issue. * Big Issue *
'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror. * Daily Mirror *
'This is a third consecutive masterpiece from an author who deserves to be as much a household name as Stephen King' SFX. * SFX *
'a gripping portrayal of the devastating effect that the loss of a child can have on a parent' British Fantasy. * British Fantasy *
'A very scary tale indeed' Financial Times. * Financial Times *
'Eerily good' Marie Claire. * Marie Claire *
'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. * Independent *
Book Information
ISBN 9781849165136
Author John Ajvide Lindqvist
Format Paperback
Page Count 656
Imprint riverrun
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 467g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 133mm * 40mm
