Fervour

By: Toby Lloyd

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Synopsis: The Secret History meets Jewish horror meets Jonathan Safran Foer in this exciting debut novel about a Jewish family in contemporary London.Hannah and Eric are a successful couple living in North London with their three children and Eric's father, Yosef, a survivor of the camps. They are devout Jews who believe in the literal truth of the Old Testament, all except for their youngest son, Tovyah.The death of Yosef fractures the family's apparent harmony and has a disastrous effect on Elsie, the model daughter, who disappears for four days, plunging her parents and siblings into a living nightmare. When she returns, just as mysteriously as she left, she is strangely altered. Witnessing the complete transformation of their daughter's personality and some increasingly hard-to-explain events, Hannah and Eric begin to suspect Elsie is under the influence of black magic while Tovyah, a brilliant university student, believes his sister is suffering a mental collapse caused by his parents' antiquated beliefs. But who is right? And can the family be reconciled before tearing itself apart?(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781399724647
Related ISBNs:: 9781399724616
Publisher:: Hodder & Stoughton
Date of Addition:: 02/22/24
Copyrighted By:: Toby Lloyd
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Narrated By:: Genevieve Gaunt
Categories:: Horror, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.