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Marc Koralnik |
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THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY
A dazzling literary novel for fans of Paul Kingsnorth, Russell Hoban, Margaret Atwood and William Golding
A Roman road, an Iron Age hill fort, a hand-carved flint, and a cycle of violence that must be broken.
An ancient British boy, discovering a terrorist plot, must betray his brother to save his tribe. In the twenty-first century, two people one traumatised by war, another by divorce clash over the use and meaning of a landscape. In the distant future, a gang of feral children struggles to reach safety in a broken world. Their stories are linked by one ancient road, the Devil's Highway' in the heart of England: the site of human struggles that resemble one another more than they differ.
Spanning centuries, and combining elements of historical and speculative fiction with the narrative drive of pure thriller, this is a breathtakingly original novel that challenges our dearly held assumptions about civilisation. It will appeal to fans of Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Paul Kingsnorth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gregory Norminton trained as an actor, and is the author of four acclaimed novels published by Sceptre. His short stories have been published widely and Comma Press will publish his first collection THE GHOST WHO BLED in 2017. He teaches creative writing and English at Manchester Metropolitan University.
An ancient British boy, discovering a terrorist plot, must betray his brother to save his tribe. In the twenty-first century, two people one traumatised by war, another by divorce clash over the use and meaning of a landscape. In the distant future, a gang of feral children struggles to reach safety in a broken world. Their stories are linked by one ancient road, the Devil's Highway' in the heart of England: the site of human struggles that resemble one another more than they differ.
Spanning centuries, and combining elements of historical and speculative fiction with the narrative drive of pure thriller, this is a breathtakingly original novel that challenges our dearly held assumptions about civilisation. It will appeal to fans of Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Paul Kingsnorth.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gregory Norminton trained as an actor, and is the author of four acclaimed novels published by Sceptre. His short stories have been published widely and Comma Press will publish his first collection THE GHOST WHO BLED in 2017. He teaches creative writing and English at Manchester Metropolitan University.
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Published 2018-02-01 by Fourth Estate |