September 2015 eBook of the Month.
Prepare a space in time for ‘The Crossing’, float on the surface of awareness before taking a deep breath and sinking slowly into a truly captivating read. Maud is different, a survivor, she exists in a state of solitude, yet she has an essence that other people want to charm, to capture.
There is an edge of detachment, of looking out rather than in, yet somehow Andrew Miller lays a cord of connection and empathy. At times matter of fact, at times beautifully descriptive, the words become vivacious living pictures capable of evoking intense feeling. The sea journey is terrifyingly exquisite, the matter of fact recounting of informative activity, yet highly descriptive detailing of the physical world ensures each action, each hurt, each terror, is felt, it’s almost as though you are feeling and living Maud’s emotions, in her place.
Beautifully mesmerising and on occasion painfully provocative, this is a stimulating and highly recommended novel. ~ Liz Robinson
? Out now: The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ?The Crossing: a hypnotic, luminous exploration of buried grief and the mysterious workings of the heart.'Enthralling'Financial Times'Remarkable'Guardian'Hypnotic'Mail on SundayWho else has entered Tim's life the way Maud did? This young woman who fell past him, lay seemingly dead on the ground, then stood and walked. That was where it all began.As magnetic as she is inscrutable, Maud defies expectations and evades explanation - a daughter, girlfriend and mother who, in the wake of a tragedy, embarks on a dangerous voyage across the Atlantic, not knowing where it will lead . . .Praise for Andrew Miller'Andrew Miller's writing is a source of wonder and delight' Hilary Mantel'One of our most skilful chroniclers of the human heart and mind' Sunday Times'One of the best writers at work today' Telegraph'A wonderful storyteller' Spectator'One of those rare novelists who can rock up in any time and place and convincingly inhabit that particular historical moment' The Times
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? Out now: The Land in Winter, shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 ?The Crossing: a hypnotic, luminous exploration of buried grief and the mysterious workings of the heart.'Enthralling'Financial Times'Remarkable'Guardian'Hypnotic'Mail on SundayWho else has entered Tim's life the way Maud did?
The Crossing features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, eBooks of the Month, Family Drama, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
Paperback, Hardback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Crossing was written by Andrew Miller and published by Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
The Crossing has 326 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
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