Sarah Singleton crée des récits captivants qui explorent les aspects les plus sombres de la psychologie humaine, souvent situés dans le contexte de la campagne anglaise. Son écriture se caractérise par un style profondément atmosphérique, abordant des thèmes tels que la mémoire, la culpabilité et la nature inquiétante de l'enfance. Singleton construit magistralement le suspense, mêlant des éléments de l'étrange pour éclairer les recoins cachés de la psyché humaine. Son œuvre résonne auprès des lecteurs par sa voix unique et sa profondeur psychologique glaçante.
Set in a twilight world, this atmospheric debut novel explores the lives of an immortal family grappling with their unique existence. As they navigate the complexities of love, loss, and the passage of time, the haunting narrative reveals the emotional and psychological toll of immortality. The story delves into themes of identity and the human experience, creating a captivating and eerie ambiance that lingers with the reader.
A compelling contemporary novel about a cult by a celebrated new author.
The second book in this evocative and gripping series about three teens on their gap year in India. The Beach meets Passage to India.
When Elizabeth finds a green-tinged creature in the woods, she is amazed to discover it is actually a girl of her own age. Isabella has spent the last 300 years hiding from persecutors who accused her of being the daughter of a witch. Elizabeth has her own persecutors to face and the net is closing in.
It is the 1850's, and a young boy, Thomas, leaves his family to be apprenticed to a pharmacist, at the behest of his dead grandmother. He also inherits a magical box from her, which provides him entry into a mysterious garden. But while visiting it, he sees a ghostly vision of his grandmother, who tells him she was poisoned, and warns him that he must find the person responsible, and save her precious garden. For she was one of five members of an arcane guild, each of whom cultivated an individual garden, mastering the art of poison, perfume and medicine. The guild members jostle for power as, one by one, they are murdered... can Thomas solve the mystery, before he in turn is threatened?