The Cellar - Couverture rigide

Walters, Minette

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0099594641 ISBN 13 : 9780099594642

Editeur : Hammer, 2015

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

A Deadly Pleasures Best Novel of the Year from internationally bestselling author Minette Walters that tells the harrowing story of an African immigrant family and the dark secret they keep hidden in the depths of their seemingly respectable British home. 

On the day Mr. and Mrs. Songoli’s ten-year-old son fails to come home from school, fourteen-year-old Muna’s fortunes change for the better. Until then, her bedroom has been a dank, windowless cellar, her activities confined to cooking and cleaning. Over the years, she has grown used to being abused by the Songoli family—physically, emotionally, and even sexually. She has grown used to being their slave. 

With the son’s disappearance, Scotland Yard swarms the Songoli home, led by a savvy female inspector who isn’t afraid to ask hard questions. To keep up appearances, Muna is given a real bedroom and real clothing, and she is treated, at least nominally, as a daughter. But when the police leave the premises, she must once again call her captors “Princess” and “Master,” and her world remains confined. She is not allowed to go outside, doesn’t know how to read or write, and cannot speak English. At least that’s what the Songolis believe. Before long, it becomes clear that young Muna is far cleverer—and her plans far more terrifying—than the Songolis, or anyone else, could ever imagine.  

For fans of Ruth Rendell and P. D. James, The Cellar reveals a terrifying world far from the public eye, and shows what happens when humanity is pushed to its very limit. 

Revue de presse :

"This compact and extraordinarily atmospheric story packs much more than many longer books." (The Guardian)

"It has been a while since Minette Walters published any full length fiction, but admirers won’t be disappointed by The Cellar... this compact, well-told and extraordinarily atmospheric story packs more punch than many much longer books" (Guardian)

"This compact, well-told and extraordinarily atmospheric story packs more punch than many much longer books." (The Guardian)

"This dark novella reads like a particularly grim Grimm's Fairy Tale, with an all-too-credible contemporary setting." (Daily Mail)

"Walters is adept at fashioning modern psychopaths, and she's done a great job here. The Cellar is gratifyingly menacing and, like all good fables, it carries a strong warning - monsters are made, not born." (Daily Mail)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hammer
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0099594641
• ISBN 13: 9780099594642
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256