The Sleepwalkers

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From the author of The End of Mr Y comes a dazzlingly inventive literary thriller

After learning an unspeakable secret at their wedding, Evelyn and Richard arrive on a tiny Greek island for their honeymoon at the exclusive Villa Rosa. Already reeling from the revelations of the wedding, they are unsettled by the strange and sinister atmosphere at the hotel. Hearing talk of a married couple who stayed there and notoriously drowned in the nearby sea, Evie decides to investigate further: a decision that will plunge the newlyweds into a nightmare where they must confront their own darkest truths in order to understand what really happened to The Sleepwalkers.

Tense, atmospheric and darkly funny, The Sleepwalkers is a a sublimelycreepy contemporary gothic workabout a relationship unravelling that asksurgent questions abouta contemporary society where our basest selves are hidden in plain sight.

Author Bio

Scarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of the Worldquake series. She is also the authorof nine books for adults, includingPopCo,The End of Mr. Y,which was longlisted for the Womens Prize for Fiction in 2007 (formerly known as Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction),andOur Tragic Universe.She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent. Find out more at Worldquake.co.uk.