Redder Days
Published on 11. March 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-85752-679-3 (ISBN)
Description
'So immense and beautiful, it's both gorgeously composed and an addictive page-turner. Sue Rainsford is an extraordinary writer' DONAL RYAN
'Unnervingly, thrillingly strange . . . a masterpiece of literary horror' CAL FLYN
'Lyrical, hypnotic and provocative, I devoured Redder Days in a single, slightly furious sitting and have been haunted by it ever since' JAN CARSON
Twins Anna and Adam live in an abandoned commune in a volatile landscape where they prepare for the world-ending event they believe is imminent. Adam keeps watch by day, Anna by night. They meet at dawn and dusk.
Their only companion is Koan, the commune's former leader, who still exerts a malignant control over their daily rituals. But when one of the previous inhabitants returns, everything Anna and Adam thought they knew to be true is thrown into question.
Dazzling, unsettling and incredibly moving, Redder Days is a stunning exploration of the consequences of corrupted power, the emotional impact of abandonment, and the endurance of humanity in the most desperate of situations, by the author of Follow Me to Ground.
'Unnervingly, thrillingly strange . . . a masterpiece of literary horror' CAL FLYN
'Lyrical, hypnotic and provocative, I devoured Redder Days in a single, slightly furious sitting and have been haunted by it ever since' JAN CARSON
Twins Anna and Adam live in an abandoned commune in a volatile landscape where they prepare for the world-ending event they believe is imminent. Adam keeps watch by day, Anna by night. They meet at dawn and dusk.
Their only companion is Koan, the commune's former leader, who still exerts a malignant control over their daily rituals. But when one of the previous inhabitants returns, everything Anna and Adam thought they knew to be true is thrown into question.
Dazzling, unsettling and incredibly moving, Redder Days is a stunning exploration of the consequences of corrupted power, the emotional impact of abandonment, and the endurance of humanity in the most desperate of situations, by the author of Follow Me to Ground.
Reviews / Votes
Rainsford's spare, haunting style and willingness to tread into dark areas make this an accomplished and disturbing read. * Observer * So immense and beautiful, it's both gorgeously composed and an addictive page-turner. Sue Rainsford is an extraordinary writer. * Donal Ryan * A unique new voice in Irish writing ... I was drawn in and completely gripped by this dark, mysterious tale. * Irish Times * Lyrical, hypnotic and provocative, I devoured Redder Days in a single, slightly furious sitting and have been haunted by it ever since * Jan Carson * A tangled, gnarled, wonderfully original, strange, beautiful beast of a book. I will be reading everything Rainsford ever writes -- DAISY JOHNSON * on Follow Me To Ground * Brilliantly original * Irish Independent * Incredibly moving, superbly imaginative and beautifully written * Elaine Feeney, author of As You Were * Unnervingly, thrillingly strange ... a masterpiece of literary horror -- Cal Flyn Terrifying, exquisite, enthralling - and shockingly beautifully written * Louise Kennedy, author of The End of the World is a Cul de Sac * A beautifully written, enigmatic nightmare ... visceral, timely and deeply unsettling * SFX * Rainsford writes beautifully with a lyrical, earthy prose which is evocative and eviscerating yet mesmerising * Irish Independent on Follow Me To Ground * A wildly imaginative exploration of desire, fear and what it means to be a person . . . Beautiful and terrifying * Sunday Times on Follow Me To Ground * Enthralling . . . Lyrical, dark and detailed, the story twists like a root, bent in one way by desire, in another by fate * Daily Mail on Follow Me To Ground * Impressive . . . Rainsford is a writer to watch * Metro on Follow Me To Ground * Rainsford's fairy and folktale sensibility blends seamlessly with horror . . . An astonishing debut heralding the career of an exciting new writer. Strange, lyrical, and arresting, this novel will draw readers into its extraordinary spell * Kirkus on Follow Me To Ground * Beautiful * Irish Times * The writing is dauntingly elliptical, the atmosphere of the novel charged with doom. Uneasy reading for uneasy times * FT *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
344 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85752-679-3 (9780857526793)
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SUE RAINSFORD studied History of Art at Trinity College, Dublin, and works as an arts writer. While studying Visual Arts she read Simone de Beauvoir and became fascinated by the poetic, metaphorical language around the female experience. From here emerged the book's hints of magic realism and other unique imagery. Sue Rainsford lives in Dublin. Follow Me to Ground is her first novel and was longlisted for the Desmond Eliot Prize. Her second, Redder Days, is due to be published by Doubleday in 2021.