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The Followers
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ISBN10: 1609454014
ISBN13: 9781609454012
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: Jul 25 2017
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781609454012
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: Jul 25 2017
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
A profoundly unsettling, brilliantly executed, and deeply humane depiction of a slow slide toward an unspeakable act . . . A remarkable novel (Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven).
Judith has been visiting her mother, Stephanie, in prison once a month for the last eight years. She still can't bring herself to talk with her mother about what brought them here--or about Nathaniel, the man whose religious cult almost cost them their lives.When Stephanie first meets him, she is a struggling single mother and Nathaniel is a charismatic outsider, unlike anyone she's ever known. In deciding to join the group he's founded, Stephanie thinks she's doing the best thing for her daughter: a new home, a new purpose. Judith and Stephanie are initiated into a secret society whose followers must obey the will of a zealous prophet. As Stephanie immerses herself in her new life, Judith slowly realizes the moral implications of the strict lifestyle Nathaniel preaches. Tensions deepen, faith and doubt collide, and a horrifying act of violence changes everything. In the shattering aftermath, it seems that no one is safe.
With propulsive plotting (The Guardian), The Followers is a novel about love, hope, and identity that asks: are we still responsible for our actions if we remake ourselves in someone else's image? And can there be a way back? With skillful judgment, Wait shows us that not everyone can be trained or scared into submission. The tenderness and the transformative nature of the ending are truly moving.--The Independent Brooding tension . . . building to a page-turning finish.--Daily Mail
With propulsive plotting (The Guardian), The Followers is a novel about love, hope, and identity that asks: are we still responsible for our actions if we remake ourselves in someone else's image? And can there be a way back? With skillful judgment, Wait shows us that not everyone can be trained or scared into submission. The tenderness and the transformative nature of the ending are truly moving.--The Independent Brooding tension . . . building to a page-turning finish.--Daily Mail
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