The Memory Wood tells the tale of two emotionally damaged adolescents and the unbearably tense game of cat and mouse that develops between the two of them when one discovers the other, who has been abducted.
A must-read novel. Chilling, moving and unputdownable, The Memory Wood is a thriller like no other.
Elijah has lived in the Memory Wood for as long as he can remember. It's the only home he's ever known.
Elissa has only just arrived. And she'll do everything she can to escape.
When Elijah stumbles across thirteen-year-old Elissa, in the woods where her abductor is hiding her, he refuses to alert the police. Because in his twelve years, Elijah has never had a proper friend. And he doesn't want Elissa to leave.
Not only that, Elijah knows how this can end. After all, Elissa isn't the first girl he's found inside the Memory Wood.
As her abductor's behaviour grows more erratic, Elissa realises that outwitting strange, lonely Elijah is her only hope of survival. Their cat-and-mouse game of deception and betrayal will determine both their fates, and whether either of them will ever leave the Memory Wood . . .
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780552176583
Number of pages: 416
Weight: 283 g
Dimensions: 198 x 127 x 25 mm
Beautifully told, with two superbly drawn young protagonists, Lloyd is a rare new thriller talent. - Daily Mail
Remarkable. Stunning prose and compulsive reading. It's undoubtedly the best thriller I've read in a long, long time. - Lesley Kara
What makes this book special is the marvellously executed subterranean power game. Superbly creepy, with an unexpected twist, this is a very grim modern fairytale. - Guardian
I was pulled into The Memory Wood from the very first page—it grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let you go. It’s an intense, atmospheric, and truly original thriller. Put everything else aside when you enter the Memory Wood, including your expectations… - Shari Lapena
Forget everything you think you know about thrillers. The Memory Wood is a compulsive page-turner where visceral horror meets Grimm fairytale – a story that’s guaranteed to burn itself into your brain . . . Every twist and distortion evokes a physical response – you’ll be breathless with anticipation, tingling with hope, and numb with dread from beginning to end. - Press Association
I read a lot of crime thrillers but this one really stood out to me. There is something I find deeply chilling about books featuring abductions, especially since becoming a parent, so I always approach them with a... More
Oh my goodness, what a ride! I loved loved loved The Memory Wood; it wove it’s way into my life, my nightmares, the lot. Definitely my read of the year....
It’s a novel centred around a kidnapping. Creepy and...
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If this isn’t a best seller in the making I’ll eat my rather stylish trilby! This is a book that makes your eyes pop, inhale and forget to exhale, your jaw drop and utter the odd (mild obviously) expletive and... More
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