The Death House: A dark and bittersweet tale that will break your heart and make you smile in equal measure
By (Author) Sarah Pinborough
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
29th August 2017
29th May 2017
United Kingdom
Paperback
288
Width 126mm, Height 196mm, Spine 26mm
270g
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 13 MINUTES comes a heart-breaking, heart-stopping tale of love, life and death which will take your breath away.
Toby is a boy who has forgotten how to live.Clara is a girl who was born to die. Toby's life was perfectly normal . . .Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House. Isolated from the outside world the inhabitants of are watched for any signs of a mysterious illness . . .Clara was a girl who had everything. Adored by her friends and her family, her life was destined for greatness. Now, Clara is the newest resident of the Death House and she's determined not to allow her life to end there.This is Toby and Clara's story.Sarah Pinborough is the SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING author of BEHIND HER EYES.You can learn more about Sarah Pinborough at www.sarahpinborough.com, or by following @SarahPinborough on twitter.Whatever genre she's working in, Pinborough is well worth keeping an eye on - SFX
Pinborough really knows how to drag the reader into her books. Tightly written, tightly plotted and highly entertainingFew writers blend mystery and the supernatural as well as Sarah Pinborough, but there are none who do it better. Quite, quite brilliantPinborough's stories have resonance. She understands how people tick. I always trust the ride, because I know I'll wind up someplace goodTHE DEATH HOUSE is a dazzlingly emotional account of growing up, death and bits in between, and an early contender for the book of the year - City of StairsSarah Pinborough lives in Milton Keynes where she works as a full time, award-winning, writer and script-writer. Her published work, almost all of which is optioned for TV or film adaptation, includes the stunning novella The Language of Dying, THE DOG FACED GODS series, THE HIDDEN KINGDOM series, THE NOWHERE CHRONICLES (as Sarah Silverwood) and two standalone novels: The Death House and 13 Minutes.
For more information visit www.sarahpinborough.com, or follow @SarahPinborough on twitter.