Things Bright and Beautiful - Softcover

Salam, Anbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241982251 ISBN 13: 9780241982259

Publisher: Penguin, 2019

Synopsis

'A claustrophobic compelling read that'll suck you into its heart of darkness' Independent

Advent Island in the South Pacific, with its coconut palms and thick green jungle, should be Eden for missionary Max and his young wife Bea. But plagues of insects and rats, sweltering heat and local 'devil chasers' soon turn paradise into hell on earth. Just as Bea begins to adapt to island life, an unexpected guest arrives and Advent Island turns against its would-be saviors. Trapped in the jungle with her increasingly unhinged husband, Bea must fight tooth-and-nail for her freedom, and for her life.

'Lyrical, suspenseful, darkly comic' Observer

'Excellent, blackly funny. A novel whose growing environmental and psychological horrors you can feel crawling across your skin' Daily Mail

'Phenomenally disturbing' Spectator

'Oozing with vivid descriptions and a deeply claustrophobic atmosphere . . . quite unlike anything else you'll read this year' Heat

About this title

About the Author

Anbara Salam is half-Palestinian and half-Scottish, and grew up in London. She has a PhD in Theology and is now living and working in Oxford. She spent six months living on a small South Pacific island, and her experiences there served as the inspiration for her first novel, Things Bright and Beautiful.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241982251
• ISBN 13: 9780241982259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288