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White Crow (Paperback)

Marcus Sedgwick

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A modern gothic thriller about what awaits us after death - angels or the devil.

It's summer. Rebecca is an unwilling visitor to Winterfold - taken from the buzz of London and her friends and what she thinks is the start of a promising romance. Ferelith already lives in Winterfold - it's a place that doesn't like to let you go, and she knows it inside out - the beach, the crumbling cliff paths, the village streets, the woods, the deserted churches and ruined graveyards, year by year being swallowed by the sea. Against her better judgement, Rebecca and Ferelith become friends, and during that long, hot, claustrophobic summer they discover more about each other and about Winterfold than either of them really want to, uncovering frightening secrets that would be best left long forgotten.
Interwoven with Rebecca and Ferelith's stories is that of the seventeenth century Rector and Dr Barrieux, master of Winterfold Hall, whose bizarre and bloody experiments into the after-life might make angels weep, and the devil crow.

Reviews

'There are still gothic elements to WHITE CROW, but this feels like something of a new direction for Sedgwick...It is an original and exceptional novel of tragedy, angels, devils and friendship'
Fiona Noble, THE BOOKSELLER on White Crow

'Perfect for fans of the The Twilight series but much more sinister and impeccably written!'
LOVEREADING on White Crow

'The narrative is fast paced and dark. The characterisation of the two protagonists is powerful'
BOOKS FOR KEEPS on White Crow

'This may be [Sedgwick's] most ambitious book yet... It's a demanding read...explores religion, death, friendship, truth and love with an intensity that confident older readers will immerse themselves in'
Sally Morris, DAILY MAIL on White Crow