Description
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FATES AND FURIES AND MATRIX
'Everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more' Stephen King
'Bold and beautiful' Lorrie Moore
'Pleasurably surreal' Guardian
'Will give you paper cuts from turning pages' Marie Claire
Willie Upton returns to her ancestral home of Templeton, New York after a disastrous affair with her married archaeology professor.
The same day, Willie discovers a hard truth about her long-lost father's identity and a prehistoric monster is discovered in the nearby Lake Glimmerglass, bringing frenzy to the quiet town and her life.
As Willie investigates her family tree, dark secrets come to light, past and present are blurred and old mysteries are finally put to rest. The Monsters of Templeton is an extraordinary novel by literary virtuoso Lauren Groff.
'A vivid tale of unearthing past truths, horrors and lies' Good Housekeeping
A mesmerizing tour de force that marks the debut of one of the most exciting talents in years
About the Author
Lauren Groff is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of four novels, The Monsters of Templeton, Arcadia, Fates and Furies and Matrix, and two short story collections, Delicate Edible Birds and Florida. She has won The Story Prize and been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her work regularly appears in the New Yorker, the Atlantic and elsewhere, and she was named one of Granta's 2017 Best Young American Novelists.
Reviews
Lauren Groff's debut novel, The Monsters of Templeton, is everything a reader might have expected from this gifted writer, and more ... There are monsters, murders, bastards, and ne'er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end, and there is no higher success than that. * Stephen King *
THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON is a bold and beautiful hybrid of a book...Lauren Groff is an exciting young novelist, gifted with an elegant prose style and a narrative ambition as deep and as serious as the human mysteries she sets out to explore. * Lorrie Moore *
Groff's delightful debut is a glorious hybrid of history and humour, with just a sprinkling of magic. * Easy Living *
This cracking tale, admirer Stephen King gleefully says, is full of "monsters, murders, bastards and ne'er do-wells". Yet Lauren Groff's remarkable debut is not a horror at all...as Willie slays her demons by slowly but surely excavating her family tree, the novel blossoms into a crossbreed of intimate confession, eccentric social history, origin myth and literary biography... the true 'monsters' of Templeton are its secrets. * Metro *
This has an opening to die for ... a riveting read * Scotland on Sunday *
Book Information
ISBN 9780099515722
Author Lauren Groff
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Windmill Books
Publisher Cornerstone
Weight(grams) 330g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 28mm
