The Nesting
Published on 15. October 2020
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-00-834186-2 (ISBN)
Description
'Vivid and compelling' Rosamund Lupton, bestselling author of Three Hours It was like something out of a fairytale...
The grieving widower.
The motherless daughters.
A beautiful house in the woods.
Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his two young daughters. With snow underfoot and the sound of the nearby fjord in her ears, it's as if Lexi has stepped into a fairy tale
But this family has a history - and this place has a past. Something was destroyed to build their beautiful new house. And those ancient, whispering woods have a long memory.
Lexi begins to hear things, see things that don't make sense. She used to think this place heavenly, but in the dark, dark woods, a menacing presence lurks.
With darkness creeping in from the outside, Lexi knows she needs to protect the children in her care.
But protect them from what?
Atmospheric, gothic, spine-chilling... The new thriller from C.J Cooke will haunt you long after you turn the last page...
'A gorgeous, atmospheric book that chilled me to the bone' Sunday Times bestselling author Samantha Downing
''A dark but gripping read' Bella
'So eerie I wanted to sleep with the light on' Prima
'gothic and suspenseful' Woman and Home
'Atmospheric' New York Post, Best Books to Read
The grieving widower.
The motherless daughters.
A beautiful house in the woods.
Deep in a remote Norwegian forest, Lexi has found a new home with architect Tom and his two young daughters. With snow underfoot and the sound of the nearby fjord in her ears, it's as if Lexi has stepped into a fairy tale
But this family has a history - and this place has a past. Something was destroyed to build their beautiful new house. And those ancient, whispering woods have a long memory.
Lexi begins to hear things, see things that don't make sense. She used to think this place heavenly, but in the dark, dark woods, a menacing presence lurks.
With darkness creeping in from the outside, Lexi knows she needs to protect the children in her care.
But protect them from what?
Atmospheric, gothic, spine-chilling... The new thriller from C.J Cooke will haunt you long after you turn the last page...
'A gorgeous, atmospheric book that chilled me to the bone' Sunday Times bestselling author Samantha Downing
''A dark but gripping read' Bella
'So eerie I wanted to sleep with the light on' Prima
'gothic and suspenseful' Woman and Home
'Atmospheric' New York Post, Best Books to Read
Reviews / Votes
'Norwegian Fjords and folktales are beautifully evoked in this vivid and compelling novel' Rosamund Lupton'The Nesting is a gorgeous, atmospheric book that chilled me to the bone. The perfect escape book into the deep woods of Norway, where nothing is as it seems. C.J. Cooke just became one of my favorite authors.' - Samantha Downing
'An original and haunting thriller, filled with secrets, ghosts, and Norse folk tales. The Nesting is an evocative and chilling tale that will keep you guessing, and is best read with the lights on' Alice Feeney
'It's been such a tonic - chilling, totally engrossing and full of intrigue. The pages just whizzed by while I ignored everyone! It's marvellous' Katherine May
'Nordic folklore, snowy landscapes, and an ever-turning screw of tension - a fun, gothic treat' Kirsty Logan
'gothic and suspenseful' Woman and Home
'This claustrophobic, cloying read with Gothic undertones was so eerie I wanted to sleep with the light on' Prima
'Atmospheric' New York Post, Best Books to Read
'A taut, scary thriller that winds the suspense so tightly you can barely breathe' Simone St. James
'The story is peppered with well-researched folklore and startling tenderness...a winner' The Daily Mail
'eerie, mysterious' nordicnoirblog.wordpress.com
'wonderfully atmospheric'portable-magic.com
'suspenseful and tense ... C.J Cooke's writing vividly recreated the beautiful Norweigan landscape, the fjords and dense forest, the animals who lived there and the unsettling atmposhere' bookliterati.com
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-834186-2 (9780008341862)
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C.J. Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous other publications written under the name of Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen's University, Belfast, and is currently Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she researches creative writing interventions for mental health. C.J. Cooke lives in Glasgow with her husband and four children.