A sinister tale of haunting beauty, from The Outcast author Sadie Jones. It is the eve of Emerald Torringtonâ s twentieth birthday and the family has assembled at Sterne, the once grand, now crumbling, family seat.
A sinister tale of haunting beauty, from The Outcast author Sadie Jones. It is the eve of Emerald Torringtonâ s twentieth birthday and the family has assembled at Sterne, the once grand, now crumbling, family seat.
Sadie Jones is the critically acclaimed author of six novels. Her first, The Outcast, won the Costa First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and was a Richard and Judy Number One bestseller. Her second, Small Wars, 2009, was longlisted for the Orange Prize. The Uninvited Guests, was published in 2010. Also a screenwriter, Sadie adapted The Outcast for BBC Television in 2014, directed by Iain Softley and starring George Mackay. Her fourth novel, Fallout, came out the same year, and her fifth, The Snakes in 2019. Her sixth novel, Amy and Lan, was published in July 2022. Sadie is the daughter of the Jamaican screenwriter, novelist and poet, Evan Jones, and British actress, Joanna Jones. She was born and brought up in London, and is married to the architect, Tim Boyd.
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"Dazzlingly well-written. The style is exuberant and extremely funny. This is a midsummer's night dream of a book, mythic and unforgettable" Financial Times
Dazzlingly well-written. The style is exuberant and extremely funny. This is a midsummer's night dream of a book, mythic and unforgettable Financial Times
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