The Returned

Jason Mott

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0778315339 ISBN 13 : 9780778315339

Editeur : Mira Books, 2013

Book by Mott Jason

Revue de presse :

'Fantastically readable' - The Times

'It will...make you question what it means to be human and what you'd do in a similar situation' - The Sun

'Gripping' - Shortlist

'Get in early before the hype begins' - Star Magazine

'Mott tackles some big themes here, especially the vagaries of spirituality, and scores with one of the most emotionally resonant works in many seasons' - --Essence Magazine

'The Returned transforms a brilliant premise into an extraordinary and beautifully realized novel. My spine is still shivering from the memory of this haunting story. Wow.' --Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Monster of Florence

'A deft meditation on loss that plays out levels of consequence on both personal and international stages. Mott allows the magic of his story to unearth a full range of feelings about grief and connection.' - Aimee Bender, New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

'When a novel is about people returning from the dead, you might expect it to be macabre, gruesome or jokey. The Returned is, instead, a wondrous surprise. With fine craftsmanship and a deep understanding of the human condition, Jason Mott has woven a tale that is in turns tragic and humorous and terrifying.
And after you have stayed up all night reading this remarkable debut, you, too, will be left with the questions: What would you do if a long-dead loved one appeared at your door step?
Surely this will spark many a fabulous book club discussion.'- Eowyn Ivey, Author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child

'...a breathtaking novel that navigates emotional minefields with realism and grace.' -Kirkus Reviews

'Mott brings a singularly eloquent voice to this elegiac novel, which not only fearlessly tackles larger questions about mortality but also insightfully captures life's simpler moments... A beautiful meditation on what it means to be human.' - --Booklist

When a novel is about people returning from the dead, you might expect it to be macabre, gruesome or jokey. The Returned is, instead, a wondrous surprise.
With fine craftsmanship and a deep understanding of the human condition, Jason Mott has woven a tale that is in turns tragic and humorous and terrifying.
And after you have stayed up all night reading this remarkable debut, you, too, will be left with the questions: What would you do if a long-dead loved one appeared at your door step?
Surely this will spark many a fabulous book club discussion. --Eowyn Ivey, Author of the New York Times bestseller The Snow Child

Présentation de l'éditeur :

What if the end were only just the beginning?...

Harold and Lucille Hargraves lives have been both joyful and sorrowful in the decades since their only son, Jacob, died tragically at his eighth birthday party in 1966. But in their old age they ve settled comfortably into life without him...
Until one day a government agent appears on their doorstep towing Jacob behind him still eight years old, exactly as he was on the day he died.
All over the world peoples loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why or why this is happening, whether it s a miracle or a sign of the end. Not even Harold and Lucille can agree on whether the boy at their doorstep is real or a wondrous imitation, but one thing they know for sure: he s their son.
As tensions begin to rise across the globe, the newly reunited Hargrave family must navigate the conflict between those who believe the Returned are a gift and those who are afraid of the unknown a conflict that threatens to rock the very foundation of our humanity.