Glen Affric: A Novel
By (Author) Karine Giebel
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperVia
14th March 2025
5th December 2024
United States
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Psychological thriller
Family life fiction / Stories about family
843.92
Paperback
720
Width 135mm, Height 203mm, Spine 32mm
499g
Bestselling French author of psychological suspense Karine Giebel makes her American debut with this dark and haunting novel about the unbreakable bond between two brothers, both treated unfairly by the worldfor fans of Karin Slaughter and Stieg Larsson.
Im so stupid. I barely have a brain at all. Lonard knows he isnt like the other kids in his class, and he understands all too well that the world can be relentlessly cruel to those who are different. Sometimes Lo wishes he could go far away, to beautiful Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlandswhere his fierce older brother, Jorge, lives. He dreams of being reunited with Jorge, who will protect him from the torments of his daily life.
But sometimes dreams can turn into nightmares . . .
Loosely inspired by John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men, Glen Affric is a profound story about differences, friendship, and the power of love to withstand abuse and oppressiona story that plunges us into the darkest recesses of the human soul and introduces us to characters well never forget.
Karine Giebel is the award-winning author of thirteen novels, of which Glen Affric and the most recent. Her novels have been translated into twelve languages and have sold more than two million copies. She lives in the south of France.