The Clearing - Couverture souple

Newman, Dan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909223522 ISBN 13 : 9781909223523

Editeur : Exhibit A, 2013

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

The son of a globetrotting international aid worker, Newman, who was born in England, grew up on St. Lucia in the Caribbean, then in the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland in Southern Africa, then Canada, then England again, then Australia, and then...Well, you get the picture.

His education was similarly global; primary school beneath swaying palms in the Caribbean, secondary school in Africa at an international boarding school (witnessing apartheid throttle a nation across the border in South Africa), and then undergrad and grad school in Canada and Australia respectively. There were starts and stops on the career track, too.  He played semi-professional football in Africa, and had trials at a number of clubs in London – all of whom chose to callously snuff out his boyhood dreams. (It turns out the ability to actually control a football is quite important to those who manage these teams.)

To put himself through school, Newman spent time as a sweaty mover (be nice to those guys), a plant pot cleaner (less so to them), and a beer brewer.  Eventually, after taking a keen interest in journalism and heading to Australia to complete his graduate degree, Newman found a way to avoid doing any actual real work by writing copy for corporations. 

Later still, that became a career in corporate communications.  And that's where he finds himself today: in Toronto, Canada, plying his trade for a Fortune 500 company.

Présentation de l'éditeur

“This childhood nightmare never went away…”

In 1971, four boys walked into a jungle. Only three came back alive. They blamed what happened on a mythical monster, but no-one believed them.

Forty years later, the truth is finally coming out…Journalist, Nate Mason, is one of the survivors. Haunted by memories he doesn’t fully understand, he returns to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia to unravel the tragic events of his childhood. Back then, as the son of a diplomat, Nate was part of an elite social circle. This included the island’s “royal family”, the De Villiers, who owned a decaying mansion deep in the jungle, staffed by the descendants of slaves. It was here, during a weekend of whispered childhood secrets and dares, that Nate’s innocence was torn apart.

But Nate’s not the only one obsessed with the demons in his past. Within hours of arriving back on the island, he becomes convinced he’s being followed. But even though he soon realizes he’s risking his sanity as well as his life, he can’t stop himself from searching for the answers he came here to find.

Can childhood nightmares haunt you for the rest of your life?  How much do you need to believe in a monster for it to become real?

The Clearing is a dark and atmospheric psychological thriller, full of intrigue, terror and superstition, which examines our deep fear of the unknown.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Exhibit A
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909223522
• ISBN 13: 9781909223523
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible