Strange Nature

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Jasmin has always known that monsters are real. When she was a child, she witnessed her famous, adored grandfather attempt to kill her grandmother.

Now Jasmin is seventeen, watchful and curious. She hangs out at the local college, sneaking into the lectures of charismatic professor Theo Merrick and spying on an intoxicatingly cool group of older students. She can only dream of being part of their world.

Then, when a college student dies in mysterious circumstances, Jasmin seizes her chance to join the group as they try to solve the mystery - while unwittingly unraveling her own dark past.

Strange Nature is a richly layered thriller, a journey into mystery, myth and memory, and a story of love in all its forms.

Author Bio

Mary Watson grew up in Cape Town during the apartheid years and did her Masters in Creative Writing with Andr Brink. She won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2006 and appeared on Hay Festivals Africa39 list of influential writers. Her first novel for young adults, The Wren Hunt, was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. This is her fourth YA novel. Mary lives in Galway with her family.