Helen Dunmore

Abandoned by their parents, Catherine and her brother, Rob, are left to the care of their mysterious grandfather, living in an enclosed and stifling world, where their only solace is their relationship with each other.

A Spell of Winter

Pierke Bosschieter

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'Tense, dark and intensely gripping . . . written so seductively that passages sing out from the page ' Sunday Times Cathy and her brother, Rob, don't know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Alone in their grandfather's decaying country house, they roam the wild grounds freely with minds attuned to the rural wilderness. Lost in their own private world, they seek and find new lines to cross. But as the First World War draws closer, crimes both big and small threaten the delicate refuge they have built. Cathy will do anything to protect their dark Eden from anyone, or anything, that threatens to destroy it. 'An electrifying and original talent, a writer whose style is characterized by a lyrical, dreamy intensity' Guardian 'Stops you in your tracks with the beauty of its writing' Observer 'Has a strong and sensuous magic' The Times 'Her spellbinding, lyrical prose is close to poetry' Daily Mail

WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION

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Gemma Reilly

Catherine and her brother, Rob, don�t know why they have been abandoned by their parents. Incarcerated in the enormous country house of their grandfather � �the man from nowhere� � they create a refuge against their family�s dark secrets � and the outside world as it moves towards the First World War. As time passes their sibling love deepens and crosses into forbidden territory � but they are not as alone in the house as they believe �

A Spell of Winter

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