The Sleep of Birds - Hardcover

MacDonald, Sara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0708943209 ISBN 13: 9780708943205

Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Dartmoor has a unique beauty, but it is also dangerous in its remoteness. Alone there with her husband Jake, Sigrid Watson lives a daily nightmare as his charm and warmth turn to anger and violence. When she gets her chance to escape, it's only by a hair's-breadth that she makes it. Resident with friends in St Ives, Sigrid starts to paint again, gradually forgetting Jake's contempt for her work. A new lover, Matt, brings into her life the warmth that has been missing. But the nightmare is not over. Jake is watching. Jake can't bear to see anyone else grow close to his wife. When Matt is found dead, Sigrid knows at once who is behind it. She starts to wonder about the mysterious death of the man she loved before Jake. And she begins to fear not only for her own life but for the lives of everyone around her...

About this title

Review:

So powerful... that I missed an entire night's sleep because I was unable to put it down... A masterful thriller by a truly accomplished author (The Cornishman)

Only too frighteningly real. En exploration of evil... thought-provoking... As convincing as it is compelling (Western Morning News Plymouth)

A terrifying, nail-biting book that is difficult to put down (Lancashire Evening Post)

Book Description:

A tense and dramatic novel in the vein of Barbara Vine and Minette Walters

About this edition

• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0708943209
• ISBN 13: 9780708943205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400