Book description
'Just downright brilliant... a transcendent, transporting experience' Observer
A motherless girl grows up in isolated luxury, hidden from the world by her wealthy father. She believes their life together is normal - but as time passes, she has a growing sense that something between them is very wrong.
She cannot…
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This is possibly the first book that slips between real and imaginary worlds that I have picked up, read and enjoyed. I have always steered clear of any hint of fantasy - it just doesn't float my boat. That is, until I read The Porpoise. What a stunner of a story - the parallel worlds of the present day and ancient myths are beautifully interwoven, with a series of tragedies, co-incidences and adventures had me absolutely gripped. And the ending is heart-wrenching.
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