Perfectly Preventable Deaths #02: Precious Catastrophe (Perfectly Preventable Deaths 2)

Perfectly Preventable Deaths #02: Precious Catastrophe (Perfectly Preventable Deaths 2)
Deirdre Sullivan
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 432pg
30 Sep 2021 UK
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9781471410680
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Look. Madeline. You' ve lost your soul. You' ve lost your freedom. You' ve lost a bit of your sister. What else could go wrong? 2 Catlin and Madeline are extraordinary sisters, living extraordinary lives - in a place that seems entirely ordinary, but which in fact seethes with secrets, both sacred and sinister. Ballyfran is a village where, for centuries, people who are not quite human have gathered. Catlin has already fallen foul of one such creature - a dark, vicious predator who almost killed her - and only Madeline giving up a part of her own soul was able to bring Catlin back from the brink of death. Now, the girls are making their strange new lives: Catlin, haunted by what happened to her, is isolated and bereft; Madeline is learning ancient magics under the tutelage of local wise woman Mamo. Learning that magic isn' t mindfulness and hats. It' s work - hard work. And Madeline knows she has to keep watch. On her sister. On the things that happen. Notice things before they start to happen. And before long, they do . . .

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#02: Precious Catastrophe (Perfectly Preventable Deaths 2)

' Deirdre Sullivan handles darkness in a way that instills addictive dread, but also, somehow, hope. She is a natural successor to Angela Carter - and Perfectly Preventable Deaths, a tale of rural horror, family and peril, is the Irish Gothic we deserve. ' - Sarah Maria Griffin, author of SPARE AND FOUND PARTS ' This is the novel the recent Sabrina reboot wishes it could be - a thrilling, eerie exploration of sisterhood, first love and dark powers hiding out of sight. Perfectly Preventable Deaths lures you in with wit and compassion before hitting you with horror and twists worthy of Stephen King or Shirley Jackson. Nobody writes teenagers or witches like Deirdre Sullivan, and Perfectly Preventable Deaths is her best novel yet. ' - Dave Rudden, author of KNIGHTS OF THE BORROWED DARK ' I am completely smitten with Madeline' s voice and this witty, wise and weird depiction of a quiet, strange village where neither girls nor small creatures are safe from predators. Deirdre Sullivan has crafted a tale that is both achingly tender and unsettlingly creepy, a world where magic and love have tremendous power and devastating consequences. ' - Claire Hennessy, author of NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD ' Sullivan has an eye for the uncanny, a taste for the macabre, and a gift for beautiful prose. Perfectly Preventable Deaths is her best book yet. ' - Louise O' Neill ' This intoxicating, skilfully crafted novel laced with sisterhood, first love and witchcraft is sure to entice fans of Angela Carter or Melissa Albert' s The Hazel Wood. ' - The Bookseller, Editor' s Choice
Deirdre Sullivan is a writer from Galway. Her 2016 novel Needlework was awarded a White Raven and the CBI Honour Award for fiction. Tangleweed and Brine, a collection of dark fairy-tale retellings, won an Irish Book Award in 2017, and her first book for Hot Key Books, Perfectly Preventable Deaths, was shortlisted for the Awards in 2019. Her most recent book is Savage Her Reply with Little Island Books, a companion title to Tangleweed and Brine. Deirdre loves reading, knitting, bodily autonomy and guinea-pigs.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781471410680
Published: 30 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hot Key Books
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 432

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