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Maxim Jakubowski March 2016 Highly Recommended.
The world and mind of teenage girls proves again to be a minefield of jealousy, intrigue, cunning and outright evil in this twisty thriller seemingly intended for young adults but which older readers will find equally fascinating. Like a US cheerleaders and assorted school cliques kind of movie moved to suburban England, crossed with the unreliable domestic narrators of GONE GIRL, Pinborough's fascinating new novel is a relentless plunge into unsavoury minds and conspiracies. A young girl survives death in a frozen river but cannot remember what actually happened. Her once unceremoniously dumped frumpy friend seeks not only to solve the conundrum but also reassert herself as part of the group of vain beauties she has always aspired to be a part of and unveils webs of lies and deceit in the painstaking, calculating process. Only someone who has taught teenagers, as Pinborough once did, would dare to unpeel genteel facades with such forensic cruelty. Gripping to the chilling end.
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13 Minutes Synopsis
I was dead for 13 minutes. I don't remember how I ended up in the icy water but I do know this - it wasn't an accident and I wasn't suicidal. They say you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but when you're a teenage girl, it's hard to tell them apart. My friends love me, I'm sure of it. But that doesn't mean they didn't try to kill me. Does it? 13 MINUTES by Sarah Pinborough is a gripping psychological thriller about people, fears, manuiplation and the power of the truth. A stunning read, it questions our relationships - and what we really know about the people closest to us ...
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781473214033 |
| Publication date: |
18th February 2016 |
| Author: |
Sarah Pinborough |
| Publisher: |
Gollancz an imprint of Orion Publishing Co |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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Sarah Pinborough Press Reviews
'the most exciting premise of the year...surely belongs to Sarah Pinborough's 13 Minutes' The Express
'A must-read for fans of Megan Abbott, and fans of TV shows like Broadchurch. Very highly recommended, this is an addictive, must-read. Excellent. I can't wait for Pinborough's next novel.' Civilian Reader
'a highly dramatic and convincing thriller' The Book Bag
'13 Minutes is another fantastic demonstration of Sarah Pinborough's gifts for telling an enthralling tale.' 9/10 Sci-Fi Bulletin
'The ending was typically haunting and overall this was, well, just damn terrific. One of my favourites of the year' Liz Loves Books
'For a wonderful, absorbing crime thriller set against the backdrop of teenage menace and melodrama, you need not look further' Words and Wormholes
'This is an exceptional, contemporary, thoughtprovoking thriller from an award-winning novelist.' Rising Shadow
'13 Minutes is an outstanding novel, one you absolutely shouldn't miss! I can already say for sure that this will be in my top reads of this year, if not the very top. I cannot recommend it highly enough' Rather Too Fond of Books
'13 Minutes is a carefully crafted thriller which is utterly absorbing and makes you think twice about the teenagers in your life...' Books by Proxy
About Sarah Pinborough
Sarah Pinborough is a successful, critically acclaimed novelist and screenw riter. She has written a YA trilogy, The Now here Chronicles, under the pen name Sarah Silverwood; she has written for the BBC series NEW TRICKS; her The Dog-Faced Gods trilogy has been optioned for a television series and she has a horror film, CRACKED, currently in development. She has also turned her pen to short stories and novellas, winning the BRITISH FANTASY AW ARD for Best Short Story in 2009 and the BRITISH FANTASY AWARD for Best Novella in 2010 (for The Language of the Dying). She lives in London, and is a full time writer.
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