There were some surprising moments that I definitely didn’t expect and while this is the third book set around St Oswald’s, it can absolutely be read as a standalone. The story was well-paced and I ended up reading the second half of the book in a single afternoon. Joanne Harris has such a beautiful writing style and the excellent descriptions of the hallowed halls of St Oswald’s and King Henry’s really came to life. A Narrow Door is well crafted and I loved the prickling sense of unease that continued to build and build as the story progressed. Harris weaves a complex and exhilarating story, one that hooked me from the very first chapter. Joanne Harris is one of my favourite authors so as soon as I heard about this I was incredibly excited to pick it up. As Rebecca works to protect everything she has built, secrets that have long stayed buried will soon be revealed. As plans are made to create new state of the art facilities on the premises, human remains are uncovered in the construction work. She’s determined to take down the old regime and she’s doing it by allowing female students for the first time in the school’s history.
A return to the world of St Oswald’s the story follows Rebecca Buckfast – the first female headteacher of the school. After all…Ī Narrow Door is the brand new novel by acclaimed author Joanne Harris.
She’ll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered.īut Rebecca is here to make her mark. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. Barely forty, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls. It’s an incendiary moment for St Oswald’s school. Now I’m in charge, the gates are my gates. Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to review brilliantly atmospheric ' The Times 'Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don't matter readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped' Independent ' gripping psychological thriller. Praise for Joanne Harris's other books set in the St Oswald's world - which all read as standalone thrillers: 'A masterpiece of misdirection' Val McDermid 'Delivers an almighty twist. I absolutely loved it." - Alex Michaelides, No.1 bestselling author of The Silent Patientįrom the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling, multi prize-winning author Joanne Harris, comes A Narrow Door - an explosive psychological thriller about one woman who, having carved out her own path to power, is now intent on tearing apart the elite world that tried to hold her back. A masterful narrative voice, and a compulsive thriller from one of our greatest writers. "A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems.
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