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The living and the dead in Winsford

Nesser, Håkan, 1950-2016
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A woman arrives in the village of Winsford on Exmoor. She has travelled a long way and chosen her secluded cottage carefully. Her sole intention is to outlive her beloved dog Castor. And to survive the torrent of memories that threaten to overwhelm her. Weeks before, Maria and her husband Martin fled Stockholm under a cloud. The couple were bound for Morocco, where Martin planned to write an explosive novel; one that would reveal the truth behind dark events within his commune of writers decades before. But the couple never made it to their destination.As Maria settles into her lonely new life, walking the wild, desolate moors, it becomes clear that Winsford isn't quite the sanctuary she thought it would be. While the long, dark evenings close in and the weather worsens, strange things begin to happen around her. But what terrible secrets is Maria guarding? And who now is trying to find her?
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Cadishead LibraryAdult FictionPaperbackOnloan - Due: 17 Dec 2025
Main title:
The living and the dead in Winsford / Håkan Nesser ; translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson.
Imprint:
London : Pan Books, 2016.London : Pan Books, 2016.
Collation:
470 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Mantle, 2015.
ISBN:
9781447271949 (pbk)
Dewey class:
839.738FICTION
Local class:
F
Language:
EnglishSwedish
BRN:
2274759
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