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TRUE HONOUR IS ENDLESS.
1935. Norfolk. War is looming in Great Britain and the sprawling country estate of Alderberen Hall is shadowed by suspicion and paranoia. Alderberen's newest resident, Delphine Venner, is determined to uncover the secrets of the Hall's elite society, which has taken in her gullible mother and unstable father.
As she explores the house and discovers the secret network of hidden passages that thread through the estate, Delphine unearths a world more dark and threatening than she ever imagined. With the help of head gamekeeper Mr Garforth, Delphine must learn the bloody lessons of war and find the soldier within herself in time to battle the deadly forces amassing in the woods . . .
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781782114796
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 277 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
Edition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
Gorgeously gripping . . . in keeping with the best fantasy fiction, this novel is about a great deal more than creeping monsters and steampunk sensibilities - Guardian
An astonishing imaginative feat - NATHAN FILER
Astutely brilliant. It is rare to find such a riveting, fantastical, adventure matched by such poetic flair. A rich, gripping delight - MATT HAIG
Fabulously evocative, dark and fun: Buchan meets Edgar Wallace, H.P. Lovecraft and Enid Blyton - HELEN MACDONALD
A mysterious, haunting story that builds to a thrilling climax. Part Mervyn Peake, part Aleister Crowley, it features a truly original heroine in the form of Delphine, the shotgun toting schoolgirl. Tim Clare writes with a poet's eye and a thriller writer's pace that held me spellbound till the last page - CHRIS RIDDELL
A tour de force of breathless thrills . . . one which dares you to read it in one long sitting - Herald
Irresistible - Huffington Post
A darkly compelling read - Financial Times
A wonderful piece of storytelling, twisted in the best way. Delphine is a fantastic heroine - ANNA FREEMAN, author of THE FAIR FIGHT
Tim Clare's background in poetry sings from the pages of this dark fantasy novel . . . [Delphine is] an original, irresistible heroine - Independent
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