Without You
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3.5 • 4 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
'Atmospheric, readable, beautifully evoked' Sunday Mirror
From the Richard & Judy bestselling author of The Twins - Without You is a captivating blend of mystery, thriller and emotional family drama, that will leave you unsettled, even as it touches your heart.
1984, Suffolk
When 17-year-old Eva goes missing at sea, everyone presumes that she drowned. Her parents' relationship is falling apart, undermined by guilt and grief. But her younger sister, Faith, refuses to consider a life without Eva; she's determined to find her sister and bring her home alive.
Close to the shore looms the shape of an island - out of bounds, mysterious, and dotted with windowless concrete huts. What nobody knows is that inside one of the huts Eva is being held captive. That she is fighting to survive - and return home.
Praise for Saskia Sarginson:
'Outstandingly good. Part thriller, part love story, I guarantee you will not be able to put it down' Sun on The Twins
'Immersive, gripping, will pull at your heartstrings' Gilly Macmillan on The Stranger
'Stunning in its insight and beautifully written' Judy Finnigan on The Twins
'A stunning writer with deep insight into people, their thoughts and behaviour' NZ Women's Weekly
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Fans of psychological thrillers like Gone Girl and Before I Go to Sleep will appreciate this emotionally charged tale, where menace looms from the very first page. Seventeen-year-old Eva is lost at sea, but her little sister, Faith, refuses to believe she has died. The truth is more unfathomable than anyone had imagined in Saskia Sarginson’s assured second novel, which proves she’s a talent to watch.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of this strong psychological thriller from British author Sarginson, her second novel after 2013's The Twins, 17-year-old Eva Gale goes missing in a boating accident off the Suffolk coast in 1984. Her father, Max, who was sailing with Eva on that fateful summer day, is consumed with guilt. In the months that follow, Max and his wife, Clara, move in separate spheres of pain, barely able to attend to their younger daughter, Faith. Dreamy, unconventional Faith is steadfastly devoted to her belief that Eva has not drowned but is alive on the deserted Ministry of Defence testing island that the sisters sometimes explored. Readers soon learn that Billy, a conflicted ex-soldier, is holding Eva captive on the island. Sarginson vividly depicts the ways in which each person feels alone, whether in actual isolation like Eva or Billy, or in emotional isolation like the other family members, as she gradually reveals deeper secrets.
