{"product_id":"hope-island-isbn-9781789092080","title":"Hope Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping supernatural mystery for fans of John Wyndham's \u003ci\u003eThe Midwich Cuckoos\u003c\/i\u003e from the author of \u003ci\u003eSnakeskins\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorkaholic TV news producer Nina Scaife is determined to fight for her daughter, Laurie, after her partner Rob walks out on her. She takes Laurie to visit Rob's parents on the beautiful but remote Hope Island, to prove to her that they are still a family. But Rob's parents are wary of Nina, and the islanders are acting strangely. And as Nina struggles to reconnect with Laurie, the silent island children begin to lure her daughter away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Nina tries to resist the scoop as she is drawn to a local artists' commune, the recently unearthed archaeological site on their land, and the dead body on the beach...\"\u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully tense tale, building a looming sense of dread and growing uncertainty. Disturbing and original, surprising and shocking, it's an excellent novel from a unique voice in the genre.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Lebbon, author of \u003ci\u003eEden\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a deliciously creepy mystery. Tim Major knows how to wield the weird and the effect is an original novel that's unsettling and compelling at every turn. The silent children who stalk the island are a disturbing threat outside, and the threat within the family offers a richly-realised emotional disquiet. Prepare to be unnerved.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. K. Fields, author of \u003ci\u003eWidow's Welcome \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Stitcher and the Mute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Tense and compelling, the taut and tangled mysteries of eerie \u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e conspire to create a roiling fever dream of a novel in which nothing is certain, and in which even one's own senses cannot truly be trusted. Beneath an authentic and empathetic portrait of a family falling apart lies a deeply intuitive, atmospheric enquiry into those truths which underpin all human relationships: the way we speak and listen, the things we say and the things we hide. \u003ci\u003eHope Island \u003c\/i\u003eis a strange and brilliantly original novel which cements Tim Major's rightful reputation as a top class writer of fantastical fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Mauro, author of \u003ci\u003eSing Your Sadness Deep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Artfully written and brilliantly controlled from the first page, Hope Island explores unsettling territory through well-drawn characters, landscape and a powerful use of sound. But it's the central mother-daughter relationship that gives the book real heart – there's honesty, pain and beauty in here.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. T. Hill, author of \u003ci\u003eZero Bomb \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Breach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I tore through \u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e, unnerved by its escalating tension and its keen sense of isolation — I genuinely didn’t know what to expect whenever I turned the page.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author, G. V. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The only novel I have read that made my ears tingle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spine tingling tale of screams and susurration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Major has a special skill of weaving his characters' inner turmoils into the perils they face in the plot.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e  is a gritty and compelling page-turner ... a powerful and generally well-considered work\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarburst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Refreshingly out of the ordinary.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was gripped from page one to the very final sentence. In truth, I could have written this review using one word only – brilliant – and it would be enough\u003ci\u003e. Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e is a claustrophobic, paranoid and exhilarating read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSublime Horror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful, potent and claustrophobic novel that picks away at the paternal notion of the nurturitive nature of parenthood. Evocative, dreamlike and highly original.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGingernuts of Horror\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHope Island\u003c\/i\u003e is written in well-controlled prose with a wealth of impactful vocabulary, a sometimes dreamy atmosphere, and sensory description aplenty.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Fantasy Society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Well worth a closer look\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlack Gate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hope Island is a multi-layered, extremely engaging and entertaining, thought-provoking novel with a gripping plot and interesting themes. It makes great use of classic horror tropes and takes them somewhere new and original. I loved it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStorgy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hope Island is a wonderful slow burn story that will catch you out when you least expect.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaperbacks and Pinot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tim Major is an exceptional writer”\u003cbr\u003eAdam Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever, intriguing and suspenseful … a must-read book from a terrific new voice”\u003cbr\u003eAlison Littlewood on \u003ci\u003eYou Don’t Belong Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A beautifully-written, cleverly unsettling puzzle-box of a novel” \u003cbr\u003eAdam Roberts on \u003ci\u003eYou Don’t Belong Here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Don’t Belong Here\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that dares to do something different”\u003cbr\u003eGinger Nuts of Horror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYou Don’t Belong Here\u003c\/i\u003e is that perfect blend of cautionary tale, psychological horror and introspective character study.”\u003cbr\u003eThe Eloquent Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It has freshness and it’s fluently written entertainment.”\u003cbr\u003eRising Shadow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Strongly recommended for fans of original and uniquely weird fiction.”\u003cbr\u003eGinger Nuts of Horror on \u003ci\u003eBlighters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Once I started reading it, I couldn’t put it down until I reached the end” Lynda Rucker on \u003ci\u003eCarus and Mitch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Major\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSnakeskins, You Don't Belong Here, Blighters, Carus \u0026amp; Mitch\u003c\/i\u003e, the YA novel \u003ci\u003eMachineries of Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e, the short story collection \u003ci\u003eAnd the House Lights Dim\u003c\/i\u003e, and a non-fiction book about the silent crime film, \u003ci\u003eLes Vampires.\u003c\/i\u003e His shorts have appeared in Interzone, Not One of Us and numerous anthologies including Best of British Science Fiction and The Best Horror of the Year. 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