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Charlie meets everyone - but only once.
You might meet him in a hospital, in a warzone, or at the scene of traffic accident.
Then again, you might meet him at the North Pole - he gets everywhere, our Charlie.
Would you shake him by the hand, take the gift he offers, or would you pay no attention to the words he says?
Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. He never knows which.
THE END OF THE DAY is the stunning new story from Richard and Judy Book Club author Claire North: the voice behind the word-of-mouth bestseller THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST.
A propos de l'auteur
Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, a Carnegie Medal-nominated author whose debut novel was written when she was just fourteen years old. She has fast established herself as one of the most powerful and imaginative voices in modern fiction. Her first book published under the Claire North pen name was The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, which became a word-of-mouth bestseller and won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. Her follow-up, Touch, was described by the Independent as 'little short of a masterpiece'. Her next novel, The Sudden Appearance of Hope, won the 2017 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and The End of the Day was shortlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award. Her 2018 novel 84K received a special citation at the Philip K. Dick Awards, and her latest novel, The Pursuit of William Abbey, has been shortlisted for a Locus award. Claire lives in London.
Résumé
***SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR 2017***
'Funny, ambitious, immensely humane and full of philosophical panache' Sunday Times
'Extraordinary . . . wildly impressive" Lucy Hughes-Hallett, BBC Radio 4
'Wholly original and hauntingly beautiful' Kirkus
Sooner or later, death visits everyone. Before that, they meet Charlie.
Charlie meets everyone - but only once. Sometimes he is sent as a courtesy, sometimes as a warning. Either way, this is going to be the most important meeting of your life.
The End of the Day is the stunning new story from Claire North, the voice behind the word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August.
'Reaffirms the passion and ambition that have made North such a consistently intriguing writer' Locus
'Every one of the chapters is shaped with philosophical panache' Guardian
'Compelling . . . keeps the surprises coming until the very end' San Francisco Chronicle
Préface
From the voice behind the word-of-mouth bestseller The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August comes this utterly compelling and hauntingly beautiful novel of life, death and everything in between.
Texte suppl.
Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination
