The Pursuit of William Abbey

'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL' M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS

From the award-winning and bestselling author of THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST and 84K comes a powerful new novel that examines how the choices we make can haunt us forever . . .

South Africa, 1884. William Abbey, an English doctor, watches white colonists lynch a Zulu child. As the boy dies, his mother curses William: wherever he goes, the shadow of her son will follow him. It will never stop, never rest. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die . . .

But to those in power, William's curse might be a blessing, and as the world slides towards war, William must decide what he's willing to sacrifice in order to survive.

Moving, thought-provoking and utterly gripping, Claire North's extraordinary new novel proves again that she is one of the most original and innovative voices in modern fiction.

Praise for Claire North:

'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus

'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian

'A master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination' Alex Marwood

'North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness

“North's talent shines out”

Mesmeric, terrifying and wonderful. North is practically her own genre at this point.

Remarkable . . . one of the most moving, horrifying and gut-wrenching novels of the year - NPR

North's latest once again displays her mastery of lyrical prose . . . The author presents a fascinating testament to humanity's fallibility and tendency towards denial, merged with the potency of truth and the power of love - BOOKLIST

Claire North is a true original, a master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination

Claire North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining

Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and becoming a word-of-mouth bestseller. She has since published several hugely popular and critically acclaimed novels, won the World Fantasy Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and been shortlisted for the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in London.

'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL' M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS From the award-winning and bestselling author of THE FIRST FIFTEEN LIVES OF HARRY AUGUST and 84K comes a powerful new novel that examines how the choices we make can haunt us forever . . . South Africa, 1884. William Abbey, an English doctor, watches white colonists lynch a Zulu child. As the boy dies, his mother curses William: wherever he goes, the shadow of her son will follow him. It will never stop, never rest. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die . . .But to those in power, William's curse might be a blessing, and as the world slides towards war, William must decide what he's willing to sacrifice in order to survive. Moving, t hought-provoking and utterly g ripping , Claire North's extraordinary new novel proves again that she is one of the most original and innovative voices in modern fiction. Praise for Claire North: 'An original and even dazzling writer' Kirkus 'North goes from strength to strength' Guardian 'A master of ingenious plotting and feats of imagination' Alex Marwood 'North's writing is terrific, smart and entertaining' Patrick Ness

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