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Exquisite‿ Weinberg writes in a way that stops me in my tracks‿. one of those books I will read again and again' JOJO MOYES'Moving, absorbing, evocative - such a thoughtful exploration of the traps of grief and chronic illness' SARA COLLINSA crackling, comical, tender, and highly original novel about mental health, the certainties of medicine, buried trauma, love, death and time lost in the crushing ‿ and comical ‿ hopes of modern life...

Seductive, unsettling, and beautifully written, The Truants is a debut novel of literary suspense perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History--a thrilling exploration of deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive people.ople.

Wenn der Traum zum Alptraum wird Jess Walker hält sich für wertlos und unscheinbar. Als sie jedoch ihr Studium beginnt, lässt sie Familie und Vergangenheit zurück und beschließt, sich neu zu erfinden. Schnell findet Jess anziehende Vorbilder für ihr Vorhaben: Lorna Clay, die von Jess überaus bewunderte, exzentrische Literaturwissenschaftlerin. Und Alec, den charismatischen Journalisten, in den sie sich Hals über Kopf verliebt. Beide zeigen i...

A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' JOJO MOYES 'One of the best books I have read in... forever' SCARLETT CURTIS'Entirely gripping ... Combines the best elements of a crime thriller, a campus novel, a love story and a psychological study' ALAIN DE BOTTON'The Truants teases, seduces and thrills but ultimately it's about the best kind of love affair - allowing for the freedom t...

One of the New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020One of USA Today's Best Books 2020"[A] hypnotic debut. . . .[An] uncommonly clever whodunit."--New York Times Book ReviewPerfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History, The Truants is a seductive, unsettling, and beautifully written debut novel of literary suspense--a thrilling exploration of deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us...

A thrilling and seductive debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of age on a college campus, for readers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History.'Where do I find Crime?' 'Crime doesn't have its own section, ' said the librarian without looking up. 'It's all under fiction.'Jess Walker heads to an East Anglian university to be taught by Dr Lorna Clay, a brilliant and enigmatic literature professor. She can't believe her luck when she ends u...

At a concrete-heavy university in East Anglia, Jess finds herself coming to life, taken in by a crew of rule-breakers led by a charismatic teacher. The bond between the group becomes more intense and spills over into tragedy, forcing Jess to reconsider what an extraordinary life is worth.