Little Eve
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Catriona Ward
"Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel and the August Derleth Prize for best horror novel, Catriona Ward's Little Eve is a heart-pounding literary gothic with a devastating twist. Eve and Dinah are everything to one another, together day and night. They are raised among the Children, a clan ruled by a mysterious figure they call Uncle. All they know is the gray Isle of Altnaharra, which sits alone in the black sea off the wildest coast of Scotland. Eve loves the free, savage life of the Isle and longs to inherit Uncle's power. But Dinah longs for something more, something different. With the dawn of the first World War, the solitude of Altnaharra is broken, and soon after, Eve's faith starts to fracture. In the depths of winter, as the old year dies, the nearby townsfolk awaken to discover a massacre on the Isle. Eve and Dinah's accounts of that night contradict and intertwine. As past and present converge, only one woman can be telling the truth. Who is guilty, who innocent? And who can be trusted?"--
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Author
Catriona Ward
Pages
288
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-10-11
ISBN
1250812658 9781250812650
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"I enjoyed Sundial by Catriona Ward and based on the synopsis, I thought I would have a similar experience with this book. Unfortunately I did not. <br/><br/>The book is told in multiple points of view in multiple timelines, which left me confused about the events in the story. This confusion also left me with the inability to find any attachment with the characters. Also I found the middle part of the book to be a slog to get through. I can appreciate the intricacy of the plot though, this one Unfortunately just wasn't for me. I'm still willing to read another one of the author's novels.<br/><br/>My thanks to Tor Nightfire, author Catriona Ward, and NetGalley for gifting me a digital copy of this book. My opinions are my own."
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Chris Hicks