Description: In this psychological page-turner set at a "last-chance" school for teens, a teacher hides from her own terrible tragedy by teaching the Greek classics to her troubled students.
Brief description:
Natalie Haynes is a best selling author, an award-winning comedian, a journalist, and a broadcaster. She has been a judge for both the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize. Natalie is a regular panelist on Radio 4's Saturday Review and the long-running arts show, Front Row. She is a guest columnist for The Independent and The Guardian.
Her debut novel, The Furies was called "a gripping, can't-stop-turning-pages thriller" by Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe. Her other books include A Thousand Ships and The Children of Jocasta.Review Quotes:
"A stirring psychological thriller." --People Magazine
"Cleverly plotted, cannily paced, and unafraid to pose questions that don't have easy answers, this accomplished psychological mystery demonstrates the way that sometimes it may take being lost in the darkness to enable us to glimpse the light." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "An addictive, dark and suspenseful--yet sensitive--debut about death, obsession and fate." --Bookpage "A gripping first novel...impossible to put down." --Herman Koch, author of The Dinner "A handsomely structured psychological mystery, and a moving exploration of grief." --Lionel Shriver "...Not only a gripping, can't-stop-turning-pages thriller, but also a beautifully drawn portrait of grief and how we find our way back to life...perfectly capturing the fraught and funny rhythms of a challenging classroom. I love it." --Madeline Miller, author of Circe "From the opening pages of the novel, the hook is in (we know a crime has been committed) and you can't wait to see where her psychological thriller is headed...The Furies feels essential and exciting at the same time." --The Times (UK) "I stayed up all night to finish The Amber Fury. It's gripping and compelling, a real page-turner, written with humanity and warmth" --S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep