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NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • From the acclaimed, bestselling author of The Remains of the Day comes “a Gothic tour de force” (The New York Times) with an extraordinary twist—a moving, suspenseful, beautifully atmospheric modern classic.
One of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the 21st Century
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the English countryside. It was a place of mercurial cliques and mysterious rules where teachers were constantly reminding their charges of how special they were.
Now, years later, Kathy is a young woman. Ruth and Tommy have reentered her life. And for the first time she is beginning to look back at their shared past and understand just what it is that makes them special—and how that gift will shape the rest of their time together.
ASIN : 1400078776
Publisher : Vintage (March 14, 2006)
Language : English
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781400078776
ISBN-13 : 978-1400078776
Lexile measure : 970L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.64 x 7.95 inches
Customers say
Customers find the story fascinating and absorbing. They praise the writing quality as wonderful and transparent. The book explores worthy themes and questions like science and the soul. However, some readers feel the story seems too simple and hackneyed. Opinions differ on the emotional content, with some finding it tender and touching while others feel it lacks heartbreak. There are mixed reviews regarding the character development, with some finding them well-developed and mysterious, while others consider them mysterious and undeveloped.
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