One of our Books of the Year 2015.
Slade House, Slade Alley. We enter it with different narrators from 1979 to the present in nine yearly intervals. Initially each section is like a separate short story with the mysterious house the link but it soon becomes clear that the occupants are the actual link. The house is a vessel, a “lacuna” in an “operandi” where our story becomes uncanny. Those who enter it disappear; a mother and a son, a police officer, a student. Three episodes which prompt an American journalist to investigate the disappearance of her sister and so a lot of fascinating back story is revealed. Mitchell is a highly respected literary author who is having the most enormous fun with a twisted dark tale. He is a joy to read and this improbable, far-fetched, intriguing story is a true delight. With a huge amount of plot in just a few pages (233) it eventually moves into his The Bone Clocks territory. Beautifully designed, you may read it on screen but I do urge you to buy a copy for the pure pleasure of owning such a lovely article. ~ Sarah Broadhurst
The New York Times bestseller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews
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The New York Times bestseller by the author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas | Named One of the Best Books of the Year by San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, National Post, BookPage, and Kirkus Reviews Keep your eyes peeled for a small black iron door. Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House.
Slade House features in the following genres: Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Recommendations
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Slade House was written by David Mitchell and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks an imprint of Random House Publishing Group
Slade House has 272 pages
