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'In the vein of Agatha Christie herself. Startling' - Irish Times
'Magical in every way ... One of the best novels I've ever read' - Fearne Cotton
'As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery ... An impressive debut' - The Times
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AN OBSERVER, i AND NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
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During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of age
Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.
Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers – led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay – Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?
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'Hypnotic . . . An uncommonly clever whodunnit' New York Times Book Review
'Deftly plotted with vivid, compelling characters' Jojo Moyes
'One of the standout books of the summer' Stylist
Product details
Published | 01 Dec 2020 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9781526600134 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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The Truants marks Weinberg out as a natural storyteller, in the vein of Agatha Christie herself. Startling
Irish Times
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A coming-of-age story and campus novel rolled into one . . . With deft characterisation, plenty of mystery and twists in the tale, it had me gripped
Daily Mail
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As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery . . . An impressive debut
The Times
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Smart and exciting and funny and mysterious
Dawn O'Porter
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Like a wickedly brilliant Donna Tartt, Agatha Christie and Liane Moriarty all mixed into one
Scarlett Curtis
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Weinberg's debut is a page-turning tale of love, death and betrayal on a university campus that riffs on Donna Tartt's The Secret History while exerting a subtle pull of its own
i, Books of the Year