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YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON


'Prophet is a blast' Sunday Times

'Brilliant. Hypnotically enthralling... I loved it' CHRIS WHITAKER

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A mysterious event
An all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the…

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Helen Macdonald's is famous for H is for Hawk - a groundbreaking piece of writing about nature ... I am sure I was one of many eager to see what came next. When I met her at an event Helen was a little reserved when I asked about the next book ... 'oh, I don't know whether it will be your sort of thing,' they said ... well it could not be more different. Prophet is a fast paced techno-thriller and is so good that I nearly wet myself... seriously, I was so absorbed that for the first time in…

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