The Bleeding

The Bleeding
Johana Gustawsson, David Warriner
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Hardback
h198 x 129mm - 300pg
15 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781914585265
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1899, Belle Epoque Paris. Lucienne' s two daughters are believed dead when her mansion burns to the ground, but she is certain that her girls are still alive and embarks on a journey into the depths of the spiritualist community to find them. 1949, Post-War Quebec. Teenager Lina' s father has died in the French Resistance, and as she struggles to fit in at school, her mother introduces her to an elderly woman at the asylum where she works, changing Lina' s life in the darkest way imaginable. 2002, Quebec. A former schoolteacher is accused of brutally stabbing her husband - a famous university professor - to death. Detective Maxine Grant, who has recently lost her own husband and is parenting a teenager and a new baby single-handedly, takes on the investigation. Under enormous personal pressure, Maxine makes a series of macabre discoveries that link directly to historical cases involving black magic and murder, secret societies and spiritism . . . and women at breaking point, who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love. . .
' A wonderfully dark and intricately woven historical thriller spanning three generations, THE BLEEDING will have you hooked from the very first page' --B A Paris, author, Behind Closed Doors PRAISE FOR JOHANA GUSTAWSSON ***Longlisted for the CWA International Dagger*** ' A relentless heart-stopping masterpiece, filled with nightmarish situations that will keep you awake long into the dark nights of winter' New York Journal of Books ' Historical sections highlight, in distressing detail, the atrocious treatment of mothers-to-be in Franco' s Spain . . . A satisfying, full-fat mystery' The Times ' Assured telling of a complex story' Sunday Times ' Gustawsson' s writing is so vivid, it' s electrifying. Utterly compelling' Peter James ' Gritty, bone-chilling, and harrowing - it' s not for the faint of heart, and not to be missed' Crime by the Book ' Emotional and atmospheric' New Books Magazine ' Intricately plotted, visceral and emotional the author ramps up the tension and the unfolding keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Scenes are raw, vivid and gripping' Promoting Crime ' I don' t think there' s a crime writer who writes with such intelligence, darkness and deep sadness as Johana Gustawsson. This was extraordinary' Louise Beech ' Blood Song caught and has held onto my thoughts, it is clever, provocative, and a seriously good read' LoveReading ' A fascinating and engrossing read, but also one that I found intensely harrowing, deeply intimate and which made me cry' Live & Deadly ' A real page-turner, I loved it' Martina Cole ' Cleverly plotted, simply excellent' Ragnar Jonasson ' A must-read' Daily Express ' Bold and audacious' R. J. Ellory
Born in Marseille, France, and with a degree in Political Science, Johana Gustawsson has worked as a journalist for the French and Spanish press and television. Her critically acclaimed Roy & Castells series, including Block 46, Keeper and Blood Song, has won the Plume d' Argent, Balai de la decouverte, Balai d' Or and Prix Marseillais du Polar awards, and is now published in nineteen countries. A TV adaptation is currently underway in a French, Swedish and UK co-production. The Bleeding - a number one bestseller in France and the first in a new series - will be published in 2022. Johana lives in London with her Swedish husband and their three sons. Follow Johana on Twitter @JoGustawsson David Warner translates from French and nurtures a healthy passion for Franco, Nordic and British crime fiction. Growing up in deepest Yorkshire, he developed incurable Francophilia at an early age. Emerging from Oxford with a Modern Languages degree he narrowly escaped the graduate rat race by hopping on a plane to Canada - and never looked back. More than a decade into a high-powered commercial translation career, he listened to his heart and turned his hand to the delicate art of literary translation. David has lived in France and Quebec, and now calls beautiful British Columbia home. Follow David on Twitter @givemeawave and on his website wtranslation. ca
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914585265
Published: 15 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orenda Books
Publisher: Orenda Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 300

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