{"product_id":"book-of-guilt","title":"Book of Guilt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORNING, AFTERNOON, NIGHT. THE MOTHERS ARE ALWAYS WATCHING . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant . . . Chidgey's luxurious and unhurried prose stokes tension in a compulsive thriller' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Written with insight and brio, deftly balancing darkness and light, depth and pace'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Grand and devastating, and packed with perfectly timed revelations . . .This involving, humane novel brims with vitality - and soul' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Chidgey writes with surgical precision and emotional weight . . .  quietly devastating, fiercely intelligent and unforgettable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Eloquent prose, rich characterizations, and knotty concepts - an emotional and intellectual tour de force' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant . . . you will race through this book in a single, breathless sitting'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland, 1979. Vincent, Lawrence and William are the last remaining residents of a secluded New Forest home, part of the government's Sycamore Scheme. Every day, the triplets do their chores, play their games and take their medicine, under the watchful eyes of three mothers: Mother Morning, Mother Afternoon and Mother Night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir nightmares are recorded in The Book of Dreams.\u003cbr\u003eTheir lessons are taken from The Book of Knowledge.\u003cbr\u003eAnd their sins are reported in The Book of Guilt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the boys want is to be sent to the Big House in Margate, where they imagine a life of sun, sea and fairground rides. But, as the government looks to shut down the Sycamore Homes, the triplets begin to question everything they have been told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGradually surrendering its dark secrets, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Guilt \u003c\/i\u003eis a profoundly unnerving exploration of belonging in a world where some lives are valued less than others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What a book! Tense, inventive, mysterious and moving, The Book of Guilt poses big questions in the context of a rocketing plot. I loved it completely'\u003c\/b\u003e Karen Joy Fowler, author of \u003ci\u003eBooth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOriginal, dark, clever and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e' Mary Ann Sieghart, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Authority Gap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a \u003cb\u003ecompelling and terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e novel whose alternative history engages chillingly with current possibilities. \u003cb\u003eNo one writes children better than Chidgey\u003c\/b\u003e. She exactly gets their experimental cruelty and related innocence as they attempt to piece their world together' Elizabeth Cook, author of \u003ci\u003eLux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260530807128,"sku":"9781399823616","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781399823616_228c03e2-1764-4f4b-8f1c-73a6e1066e89.jpg?v=1765673137","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/book-of-guilt","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}