The Decadence

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'A triumph of the queer gothic' </b><br><b>J</b><b>ane Flett, author of <i>Freakslaw</i></b></p><p><b>'Seductive and surprising at every turn'</b><br><b>Caitlin Blackwell Baines, author of <i>How to Build a Haunted House</i></b></p><p><b>'Lush, sinister and blackly funny' </b><br><b>Kate Collins, author of <i>A Good House for Children</i></b></p><p>At the height of lockdown, six friends make an illicit break for freedom. They're determined to enjoy their summer at Holt House, even if that means ignoring the deep fractures in their group.</p><p>Jan is secretly sleeping with Nadya, whose boyfriend, Theo - ever the gracious host - just wants everyone to get high. Kara and Luke can't stop fighting, and Jan's ex-lover, Ursie, feels out of place among their excess and privilege.</p><p>As tempers flare and old wounds reopen, their friendship begins to strain - politics, racism, antisemitism, sex and lies. And with drugs and desires blurring in the shadows of the house, a more ominous force threatens to ruin their trip...</p><p><b>'Both a deeply unnerving read and a sly commentary on the skeletons in Britain's closet'</b><br><b>Victoria Gosling, author of <i>Bliss &amp; Blunder</i></b></p><p><b>'A drug-fuelled cross between <i>The Decameron </i>and <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i> ... Craig at her unsettling best'</b><br><b>Hesse Phillips, author of <i>Lightborne</i></b></p><p>'<b>Lush, complex, and close to the bone, <i>The Decadence</i> filled me with horror in the best way'</b><br><b>Krystelle Bamford, author of <i>Idle Grounds</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529371789

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 126 x 24 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Hodder And Stoughton Ltd.