u003cpu003eu003cbu003e'MESMERIC, TERRIFYING AND WONDERFUL'u003c/bu003e M. R. Carey, author of u003ciu003eThe Girl With All the Giftsu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003eu003ciu003e'I was cursed in Natal, in 1884. Cursed by truth and by blood.u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eThe shadow took to me, and we have been together since.'u003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of u003ciu003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry Augustu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003e84Ku003c/iu003e comes a powerful new novel about a young man haunted by a ghost from his past, and by the dark crimes committed in the name of the British empire.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003e'u003c/bu003eu003cbu003eNorth's talent shines out'u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'An u003cbu003eirresistibleu003c/bu003e haunting thrill' Joe Hill author of u003ciu003eHornsu003c/iu003e and u003ciu003eLocke and Keyu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'u003cbu003eRemarkableu003c/bu003e . . . One of the most u003cbu003emovingu003c/bu003e, horrifying and u003cbu003egut-wrenchingu003c/bu003e novels of the year' u003ciu003eNPRu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'A u003cbu003esuspensefulu003c/bu003e tale of the truths that lie hidden in the human heart' u003ciu003eKirkusu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003cbu003e'North goes from strength to strength'u003c/bu003e u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'North's most u003cbu003eambitiousu003c/bu003e novel to date' u003ciu003eLocusu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cpu003e'A master of u003cbu003eingeniousu003c/bu003e plotting and feats of imagination' Alex Marwood, author of u003ciu003eThe Wicked Girlsu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e u003cbru003e u003cpu003eNovels by Claire North:u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003eThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry Augustu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eTouchu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eThe Sudden Appearance of Hopeu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eThe End of the Dayu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003e84Ku003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eThe Gameshouseu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003ciu003eThe Pursuit of William Abbeyu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eu003c/pu003e