Elly
a gripping tale of grief, longing, and doubt
by Maike Wetzel
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Pub Date Apr 03 2020 | Archive Date Mar 31 2020
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Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA DAGGER AWARD FOR FICTION IN TRANSLATION
A missing child is a nightmare for any family. But what happens when they come back?
Eleven-year-old Elly is missing. After an extensive police search she is presumed dead, and her family must learn to live with a gaping hole in their lives. Then, four years later, she reappears. But soon her parents and sister are plagued by doubts. Is this stranger really the same little girl who went missing? And if not, who is she?
Elly is a gripping tale of grief, longing, and doubt, which takes every parent’s greatest fear and lets it play out to an emotionally powerful, memorable climax. It is a literary novel with all the best qualities of a thriller.
A Note From the Publisher
For readers of The Girl in the Red Coat, Lullaby, The Child in Time, and The Lovely Bones.
Advance Praise
‘Maike Wetzel writes with an assurance that belies her story’s unsettling menace. Elly is a tautly strung exploration of what it means when all a family desires is the continuation of their own nightmare … because the alternative is absolute despair.’
Melanie Joosten, author of Berlin Syndrome
‘Reminiscent of Ian McEwan’s A Child in Time, Elly will have wide appeal ... Maike Wetzel’s fresh, original take on the popular literary theme of missing children is delivered in her clear, understated prose with its unflinching eye for detail.’
New Books in German
‘Elly is mesmerising, moving, and deeply unsettling. I read it in a single, fevered session and it has haunted me since.’
Emily Maguire, author of An Isolated Incident
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781925938197 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 144 |
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