Broken Light: The explosive and unforgettable new novel from the million copy bestselling author
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Broken Light: The explosive and unforgettable new novel from the million copy bestselling author
By (Author) Joanne Harris
Orion Publishing Co
Orion
9th May 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
432
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 34mm
540g
Description
'Chilling, enchanting and thought-provoking' IAN RANKIN
'Profound, moving and utterly unforgettable' CATRIONA WARD'Bold, brave and timely' SARAH PINBOROUGH'Clever, thoughtful and entirely entertaining' HOLLY SMALEHave you ever felt invisible Bernie Moon has given her life to other people: her husband, her son, her friends (who are these days, mostly online). At nineteen she was full of dreams and ambitions; now almost fifty, and going through the menopause, she's fading, fast. Heartbroken and hormonal, she often feels like she's losing her mind. But when a young woman is murdered in a local park, it sparks a series of childhood memories in Bernie and with them, a talent that has lain dormant most of her adult life. She promised herself she'd never think of it again. When she was a teenager, it almost destroyed her. But now she's older, could it be the power she's been missing Could it be the chance to, finally, make them lookPraise for Joanne Harris:'Twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems' ALEX MICHAELIDES'Exhilarating, addictive, fierce' BRIDGET COLLINS'Propulsively readable' RUTH WARE'A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic' ELLY GRIFFITHS'A masterpiece of misdirection' VAL MCDERMID'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written' Marian Keyes'The most magical, stunningly beautiful novel' Joanna CannonAuthor Bio
Joanne Harris is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of eighteen novels, plus novellas, scripts, short stories, libretti, lyrics, articles, and most recently, a self-help book for writers, TEN THINGS ABOUT WRITING. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and is Chair of the Society of Authors. She is active on Twitter, where she writes stories and gives writing tips as @joannechocolat; she posts weekly writing seminars on YouTube; she performs in a live music and storytelling show with the #Storytime Band; and she works from a shed in her garden at her home in Yorkshire.
