A01=Victoria Gosling
alan hollinghurst
Author_Victoria Gosling
Category=FBA
country house mystery
donna tartt
elizabeth day
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funny games
group of friends
house at midnight
isabel colegate
lucie whitehouse
novels about people in their thirties
secret history
the hunting party
the magus
we were liars
what red was
Product details
- ISBN 9781788163804
- Weight: 250g
- Dimensions: 128 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 12 May 2022
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'Engrossing, beguiling, and with an undertow of menace, Before the Ruins is a masterly debut from a richly talented author.' Sarah Waters
'Jaw-droppingly brilliant writing' Marian Keyes
Andy believes that she has left her past far behind her. But when she gets a call from Peter's mother to say he's gone missing, she finds herself pulled into a search for answers.
Bored and restless after their final school exams, Andy, Peter, Em and Marcus broke into a ruined manor house nearby and quickly became friends with the boy living there. Blond, charming and on the run, David's presence was as dangerous as it was exciting. The story of a diamond necklace, stolen from the house fifty years earlier and perhaps still lost somewhere in the grounds inspired the group to buy a replica and play at hiding it, hoping to turn up the real thing along the way. But the game grew to encompass decades of resentment, lies and a terrible betrayal.
Now, Andy's search for Peter will unearth unimaginable secrets - and take her back to the people who still keep them.
Victoria Gosling grew up in Wiltshire and studied at Manchester University and the University of Amsterdam. She has lived in London, Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic and Berlin. Victoria is the founder of The Reader Berlin and organises The Berlin Writing Prize. @victoriagosling
