The Fate of Mary Rose: The rediscovered dark masterpiece for fans of Shirley Jackson

Caroline Blackwood's novel "The Hollow of the Three Hills" is a dark masterpiece that explores neurosis, hysteria, and cruelty. It follows a child's abduction in a sleepy Kent village and the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his wife, Cressida. With caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Blackwood creates a skin-crawling and utterly compulsive story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 07 November 2024
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

"THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024" From the Booker-shortlisted author of "Great Granny Webster," this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived, Virginia Feito, delivers a chillingly profound story that drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss. Janice Hallett, Observer, describes it as a "dark masterpiece." Camilla Grudova, Irish Independent, calls it a "devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria, and cruelty." The Observer describes it as a "compulsive, cruel, and brilliant" read. The Daily Mail calls it "gimlet-eyed and masterful." The Irish Independent calls it "compulsive, cruel, and brilliant." *** She was dead even before I became aware of her existence. . . A child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media. As the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself. With caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession. INTRODUCED BY CAMILLA GRUDOVA "THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024" From the Booker-shortlisted author of "Great Granny Webster," this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived, Virginia Feito, delivers a chillingly profound story that drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss. Janice Hallett, Observer, describes it as a "dark masterpiece." Camilla Grudova, Irish Independent, calls it a "devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria, and cruelty." The Observer describes it as a "compulsive, cruel, and brilliant" read. The Daily Mail calls it "gimlet-eyed and masterful." The Irish Independent calls it "compulsive, cruel, and brilliant." *** She was dead even before I became aware of her existence. . . A child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media. As the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself. With caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession.
THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived, Virginia Feito, delivers a chillingly profound story that drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss. Janice Hallett, Observer, describes it as a dark masterpiece. Camilla Grudova, Irish Independent, calls it a devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria, and cruelty. The Observer describes it as a compulsive, cruel, and brilliant read. The Daily Mail calls it gimlet-eyed and masterful. The Irish Independent calls it compulsive, cruel, and brilliant. *** She was dead even before I became aware of her existence. . . A child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media. As the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself. With caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession. INTRODUCED BY CAMILLA GRUDOVA THE PITCH-BLACK REDISCOVERED CLASSIC OF 2024 From the Booker-shortlisted author of Great Granny Webster, this twisted modern classic is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Celia Dale. One of the greatest, darkest writers who ever lived, Virginia Feito, delivers a chillingly profound story that drips with classy darkness. . . a one-way descent into the abyss. Janice Hallett, Observer, describes it as a dark masterpiece. Camilla Grudova, Irish Independent, calls it a devastating investigation of neurosis, hysteria, and cruelty. The Observer describes it as a compulsive, cruel, and brilliant read. The Daily Mail calls it gimlet-eyed and masterful. The Irish Independent calls it compulsive, cruel, and brilliant. *** She was dead even before I became aware of her existence. . . A child has been abducted from a sleepy Kent village, her face plastered across the media. As the crime unleashes a wave of hysteria, the claustrophobic world of Rowan Anderson and his inscrutable wife begins to disintegrate. Consumed by her macabre fixation, Cressida is determined to save their sickly daughter, Mary Rose, from the same fate - and perhaps even from Rowan himself. With caustic wit and pitch-black brilliance, Caroline Blackwood creates a skin-crawling - and utterly compulsive - story of repressed violence, female rage, and maternal obsession.

Weight: 192g
Dimension: 126 x 197 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349019048