{"product_id":"the-reservoir-tapes-isbn-9781948226332","title":"The Reservoir Tapes","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A companion piece to his Man Booker–longlisted \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, McGregor’s latest works perfectly well as a standalone, offering an alternately sweet and suspenseful depiction of a community as it reacts, person by person, to the disappearance of a teenage girl.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA teenage girl has gone missing. The whole community has been called upon to join the search. And now an interviewer arrives, intent on capturing the community’s unstable stories about life in the weeks and months before Becky Shaw vanished.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach villager has a memory to share or a secret to conceal, a connection to Becky that they are trying to make or break. A young wife pushes against the boundaries of her marriage, and another seeks a means of surviving within hers. A group of teenagers dare one another to jump into a flooded quarry, the weakest swimmer still awaiting his turn. A laborer lies trapped under rocks and dry limestone dust as his fellow workers attempt a risky rescue. And meanwhile a fractured portrait of Becky emerges at the edges of our vision—a girl swimming, climbing, and smearing dirt onto a scared boy’s face, images to be cherished and challenged as the search for her goes on.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Reservoir Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A companion piece to his Man Booker–longlisted \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, McGregor's latest works perfectly well as a stand–alone, offering an alternately sweet and suspenseful depiction of a community as it reacts, person by person, to the disappearance of a teenage girl.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Turns the concept of a thriller on its head, building suspense through a close examination of the everyday trials of witnesses, neighbors, and those simply passing by. The result is sharp, brooding work about the evils present in men and the cruel desires that lurk just below the surface.” —\u003ci\u003eCedar Rapids Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e (Iowa)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“McGregor returns to an English village touched by the mystery of a young girl's disappearance to delve deeper into its daily life...[in] spare, elliptical tales...This collection is a fresh reminder of his versatility and talent.” —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In the follow–up to his Costa Award–winning novel \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, McGregor's newest book focuses on the crime at the center of its predecessor.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant book about social realities . . . A thriller of another kind, one where the writing is deft and the mood uneasy, this book illuminates the complexities of the human condition in a truly imaginative way. —\u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“On its own, this book is a noteworthy event. When put in conversation with \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, it is nothing short of a remarkable experiment in storytelling. McGregor is a must–read writer.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“McGregor demonstrates an extraordinary ability to create complex, multidimensional characters in only a few spare sentences. He is also a master of mood, investing his stories with an air of the ominous while proving also to be a superb stylist . . . A memorable celebration of literary fiction.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An electrifying new novel . . . stylish and alarming.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“McGregor is a maestro at demonstrating the reverberations of catastrophe across space and time, building strong backstory and consequences in only a few lines. As a stand–alone, the novel is quietly consuming, but as a companion to \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, it serves as an exquisite elaboration on the mysterious characters that are the heart of both novels.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003eJon McGregor is the author of four novels and two story collections. He is the winner of the International Dublin Literary Award, the Costa Novel Award, the Betty Trask Prize, the Somerset Maugham Award, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. 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