The Hounding

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<p><b>**SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2026**</b></p><p>'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' <i>THE TIMES</i></p><p><b>'Prompts thoughts of both THE CRUCIBLE and THE VIRGIN SUICIDES</b> <b>. . . Purvis is</b> <b>an exquisitely accomplished wordsmith</b><i><b>.'</b> DAILY TELEGRAPH</i></p><p><b>'A taut, tense tale, impeccably told' </b><i>FINANCIAL TIMES</i></p><p><b>'Feverish, finely wrought and unforgettable.' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></p><p><b>'An unflinchingly strange and savage novel - a rare and twisted pleasure, and an unmissable must-read for every girl who has ever been made to feel strange.'</b> LUCY ROSE, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of THE LAMB</p><p><b>'Haunting and beguiling, this fever dream of a novel draws you in and colours your mind all shades of doubt and suspicion.' </b>STACEY HALLS, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS</p><p><b>'Melancholy and bittersweet.' </b>OTEGHA UWAGBA, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of LITTLE BLACK BOOK</p><p><b>'A novel of rare grace and skill, exquisitely wrought and simmering with feral violence.' </b>ROWE IRVIN, author of LIFE CYCLE OF A MOTH</p><p><b>Many stories are told about the five Mansfield sisters. </b>They are haughty, thinking themselves better than their neighbours in the picturesque village of Little Nettlebed. They have taken the death of their grandmother hard. They are liars, troublemakers, untamed and dangerous... Accounts of their behaviour differ, but the villagers all agree that the girls are odd.</p><p>One long summer, a heatwave descends. Bloated sea creatures wash up along the parched riverbed, animals grow frenzied, ravens gather on the roofs of those about to die. As the stifling heat grips the village, so does a strange rumour: the Mansfield sisters have been seen transforming into a pack of dogs.</p><p>With the witch trials only a recent memory, hysteria sets in. Slowly but surely, the villagers become convinc

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781804951408

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

191 x 130 x 22 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd