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Something Red

ISBN-978-1-4516-6007-4

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This is the hardcover edition of Something Red. For more description, see the Home page.

"This is a remarkable book, or actually several books in one. Straight up, there is the one that the book cover actually tells you about – thirteenth century England, bitterly cold, and an unfocussed but pervasive scary thing out there that you are not quite sure what to make of. Then there is the poet writing prose (don't know how else to describe it) making you see the country-side, and the buildings, and the actions and interactions of people, all with a truly remarkable flow and texture – hence my "poet" comment. Builds a world, fills it with physical and personal detail, and just draws you in. The characters are the opposite of cardboard; even the ones that don't matter much to the plot have some depth and complexity to them. And third there is another story, going on implicitly through and under the others, which you don't even realize was complete and totally satisfying in itself until you get into a final chapter that at first glance (if you were preoccupied with the first "book") doesn't really seem necessary, and just drags on a bit, until you get to the last few pages and it all gells in a way that is simply remarkable. The final page is – exquisite. I had to circle back and read it a couple more times, and then I had to read the final chapter again. A totally pleasant experience; a writer at the top of the craft, playing with me constantly but never unfairly. Loved it."

—Peter James McCormick

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​from EMILY BESTLER BOOKS, an imprint of ATRIA BOOKS, a division of SIMON AND SCHUSTER​

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