
The Haven
Fiona Neill(Author)
Michael Joseph Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 21. March 2024
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-241-34889-5 (ISBN)
Description
'A brilliant character led thriller that explores universal issues' Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
'A smart, fierce thriller about an unravelling family, a corrupted utopia, and the wild hearts of teenage girls. I couldn't look away' Lauren Beukes, internationally bestselling author of The Shining Girls
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Sixteen year old Cass Sawyer wakes up in the woods with a head injury.
She has no recollection of what happened.
But she recognises where she is. The Haven. The idyllic, off-grid retreat her parents claimed would heal their broken family.
As Cass searches the now deserted buildings, memories begin to trickle through.
Her father's erratic behaviour. Her mother's pleas that they go back to town. The Haven's charismatic, free-spirited leader. The strange girls that hang on his every word.
And a nagging feeling: that Cass has done something terribly wrong.
What happened at The Haven? Where is Cass's family?
And will they ever escape?
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'The Haven is a taut and propulsive story of a family in crisis, a shattering of innocence, and a savage fight for survival. I couldn't put it down Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Perry
'Wow - what a book. I could not put it down' READER REVIEW
Praise for Fiona Neill
'No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity than Fiona Neill' Lisa Jewell
'Neill has a trained eye for the pressures and poignancies of modern family life' The Guardian
'Incisive, smart and at times darkly funny' Gillian McAllister
'Neill is brilliant at capturing the wrong turns people make and the consequences that follow' Stylist
'A smart, fierce thriller about an unravelling family, a corrupted utopia, and the wild hearts of teenage girls. I couldn't look away' Lauren Beukes, internationally bestselling author of The Shining Girls
---
Sixteen year old Cass Sawyer wakes up in the woods with a head injury.
She has no recollection of what happened.
But she recognises where she is. The Haven. The idyllic, off-grid retreat her parents claimed would heal their broken family.
As Cass searches the now deserted buildings, memories begin to trickle through.
Her father's erratic behaviour. Her mother's pleas that they go back to town. The Haven's charismatic, free-spirited leader. The strange girls that hang on his every word.
And a nagging feeling: that Cass has done something terribly wrong.
What happened at The Haven? Where is Cass's family?
And will they ever escape?
---
'The Haven is a taut and propulsive story of a family in crisis, a shattering of innocence, and a savage fight for survival. I couldn't put it down Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Perry
'Wow - what a book. I could not put it down' READER REVIEW
Praise for Fiona Neill
'No one writes about modern family with more truth and authenticity than Fiona Neill' Lisa Jewell
'Neill has a trained eye for the pressures and poignancies of modern family life' The Guardian
'Incisive, smart and at times darkly funny' Gillian McAllister
'Neill is brilliant at capturing the wrong turns people make and the consequences that follow' Stylist
Reviews / Votes
The Haven is a smart, fierce thriller about an unravelling family, a corrupted utopia, and the wild hearts of teenage girls. I couldn't look away * Lauren Beukes, internationally bestselling author of The Shining Girls * The Haven is a taut and propulsive story of a family in crisis, a shattering of innocence, and a savage fight for survival. I couldn't put it down. * Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Perry * Fiona Neill has the sharpest eyes and ears for the nuance of family dynamics and of teenagers in particular and The Haven is a brilliant character led thriller that explores universal issues. * Lisa Jewell, Number One bestselling author of The Family Upstairs * An edgy and dark read * Woman's Weekly *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
606 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-34889-5 (9780241348895)
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E-Book
03/2024
Penguin Books Ltd
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Person
FIONA NEILL is a Sunday Times bestselling author and journalist. Fiona worked as a foreign correspondent in Central America for six years and returned to the UK as assistant editor on Marie Claire before joining The Times Magazine as assistant editor. She has written features for many publications including The Times, Sunday Times Style, and the Telegraph Magazine as well as having written a screenplay of her first novel for the BFI. Fiona grew up in rural North Norfolk and lives in London with her husband and three children. The Haven is her seventh novel.