His father could find what was lost. His father knew when someone was going to die. His father had talked to him about the dead who rode in on the wind. The dead travel fast. Gaspar is six years old when the Order first come for him. For years, they have exploited his father’s ability to commune with the dead and the demonic, presiding over macabre rituals where the unwanted and the disappeared are tortured and executed, sacrificed to the Darkness. Now they want a successor. Nothing will stop the Order, nothing is beyond them. Surrounded by horrors, can Gaspar break free?
Our Share of Night
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“…one of the best novels of the 21st century” – Paul Tremblay”…a magnificent accomplishment and a genuine work of power.” – Alan Moore”…her novel is going to haunt me for the rest of my life” – Kelly Link, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize”A singular, soul-rattling novel… I’ve never read anything like it and I’ll never forget my time in Enriquez’s mesmerizing world.” -Jessamine Chan, New York Times bestselling author”…this novel is a masterpiece and a true original.” – Laura van den Berg—From cult sensation Mariana Enriquez, author of the International Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dangers of Smoking in BedHis father could find what was lost. His father knew when someone was going to die. His father had talked to him about the dead who rode in on the wind. The dead travel fast.Gaspar is six years old when the Order first come for him.For years, they have exploited his father’s ability to commune with the dead and the demonic, presiding over macabre rituals where the unwanted and the disappeared are tortured and executed, sacrificed to the Darkness. Now they want a successor.Nothing will stop the Order, nothing is beyond them. Surrounded by horrors, can Gaspar break free?Spanning the brutal decades of Argentina’s military dictatorship and its aftermath, Our Share of Night is a haunting, thrilling novel of broken families, cursed inheritances, and the sacrifices a father will make to help his son escape his destiny.
Additional information
Weight | 1.054 kg |
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Dimensions | 23.4 × 15.3 × 5.1 cm |
Book_author | Enriquez, Mariana |
Publisher | Granta Books |
Imprint | Granta Books |
Cover | Hardback |
Pages | 727 |
Language | English |
Edition | Hardback original |
Dewey | 863.7 (edition:23) |
Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |