In the Clearing
Now a Disney+ Star Original Series
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
The novel that inspired the Disney+ Original series, The Clearing, featuring an all-star cast lead by Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto and Guy Pearce.
Amy has only ever known life in the Clearing. She knows what's expected of her. She knows what to do to please her elders, and how to make sure the community remains happy and calm. That is, until a new girl joins the group.
Freya has gone to great lengths to feel like a 'normal person'. If you saw her with her young son, you'd think she was an everyday mum. But then a girl goes missing, and someone from her past, someone she hasn't seen for a very long time, arrives in town.
As secrets of the past bubble up to the surface, this small town's dark underbelly will be exposed and lives will be destroyed.
The Clearing is the critically acclaimed thriller from the Top Ten bestselling author of The Wrong Woman.
'Pomare is a master of the carefully constructed, impeccably paced psycho-thriller' The Australian
'His is a rare talent that continues to turn out crime masterpieces. Pomare challenge[s] the reader . . . gradually revealing the secrets of the past until all the pieces of the puzzle fit satisfyingly, although somewhat unsettlingly, together' Sydney Morning Herald
'Another breathtaking page-turner. A dark, chilling, atmospheric thriller populated with mysterious and wonderfully flawed characters' CHRISTIAN WHITE
'Past and present collide in this taut and unpredictable thriller . . . Twist follows twist and nothing is as it seems' CHRIS HAMMER
'One of the most exciting literary thriller authors to come out of the country' The Saturday Paper
'J.P. Pomare captivates in this haunting novel. I was utterly gripped . . . A sure-fire bestseller' SALLY HEPWORTH
'Chilling, thrilling and terrifyingly believable' ROBBIE ARNOTT
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Amy Smith-Atkins, a 15-year-old cult member, and Freya Heywood, a 41-year-old single mother, co-narrate this bombshell-laden thriller from Pomare (Call Me Evie). Amy is excited to help kidnap seven-year-old Sara McFetridge and bring her to the Clearing the cult's compound near Australia's North Tullawarra National Park, where worshippers of Amy's mother, Adrienne (the alleged reincarnation of Jesus Christ), are preparing for the new age. Amy tells Sara now "Asha" that the Clearing is Eden, but Asha's recollections of life outside give Amy cause for doubt. Freya and her seven-year-old son, Billy, also live near Tullawarra. Though their remote house is well protected, Freya's secret history inspires constant concern for their safety. When another young girl goes missing and mementos of the past start appearing on Freya's doorstep, Freya fears the worst. Pomare dispenses details like they're a controlled substance, maximizing suspense by delaying the convergence of his two story lines. A superfluity of twists threatens to undermine the tale's structural integrity, but airtight plotting keeps the novel chugging until its harrowing close. Pomare is a writer to watch.
Customer Reviews
Stunning
Couldn’t put this down!!
Decent read
Not as captivating as the other reviews for me but still a good quick read