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Havoc
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- Book Synopsis
- 'A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY' Jo Brand 'DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING' Guardian 'UNMISSABLE' Woman's Weekly Fleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. Despite the eccentricities of her new Headmistress, who warns her of the dangers of the Cold War and the ever-present threat of the bomb, St Anne's seems like a refuge to Ida. But all this is about to change. For a start, her new room-mate is the infamous Louise Adler, potential arsonist and hardened outcast.Meanwhile, the geography teacher Eleanor Alston, in her late thirties, a disastrous love affair in her wake, faces the new term with weary resignation. But the fragile ecosystem of the school is disrupted by the arrival of a new teacher, Matthew Langfield. Eleanor has an uneasy feeling he is not who he says he is.And things only get worse when a mysterious sickness starts to spread throughout the school, causing strange limb jerks and seizures among the pupils. What is happening to the girls of St Anne's? Could there be a poisoner among them? Is Ida's scholarship really an escape, or is it instead a new nightmare?READERS ARE LOVING HAVOC:'Superb. Brilliantly funny, at times extremely poignant' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Another beautifully written book by Rebecca' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Utterly glorious, moving, enthralling and witty. I am so cross I have finished it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely loved the humour in this book. Bonus points for the Cold War references' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Entertaining and humorous' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- About The Author
- Rebecca is the author of five novels, most recently Havoc. Her previous novel, I'm Sorry You Feel That Way, was a Times, Guardian, Express, Good Housekeeping, BBC Culture Book of the Year and it was shortlisted for the Nota Bene Prize. Her third novel, Our Fathers, received widespread acclaim and was a Guardian book of the year and a thriller of the month for Waterstones.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781529434491
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- riverrun, (02 July 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 439
- Weight
- 317 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 128 x 30 mm
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