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Published Mar 2014
304 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Shiv's best mate, her brother Declan, is dead. It's been all over the news. Consumed by grief and guilt, she agrees to become an inpatient at the Korsakoff Clinic. There she meets Mikey. Caron. The others. They share a similar torment. And there, subjected to the clinic's unconventional therapy, they must face what they can't bear to see.
Shiv is flooded with flashbacks, nightmares, haunting visions of Declan on their last, fateful family vacation in Greece. And with memories of Nikos, the beautiful young man on the tour boat. It started there, with him, beside the glittering sea...the beginning of the end.
"Starred Review. The characters and the scenery are rendered with such photographic precision that readers will feel as though they're watching a film. They'll also find Bedford's compellingly blunt, sharply drawn narrative...sometimes too painful to read as they experience the harsh treatments right alongside Shiv. The results, however, are absolutely worth it. Beautiful and illuminating but as hard as therapy." - Kirkus
"Starred Review. Hand this compelling novel to readers who thrive on complex narratives. 14 & up." - Booklist
"[Bedford] draws out the mystery behind what actually happened to Declan, creating a tension that will keep readers curious until the final page." - Publishers Weekly
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Martyn Bedford has written five adult novels, including The Houdini Girl, and an acclaimed YA novel, Flip. A former journalist, he teaches at Leeds Trinity University College. Martyn lives in West Yorkshire, England, with his wife and two daughters.
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