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‘I’m waiting for the right person and the right place. When those come together, fit like a key into a lock, then the other person will know it too.’
The Story of My Face
| ‘A marvellously well-crafted book, subtle
and measured yet with the powerful tug of deep and dangerous water...’ |
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Sarah Waters. |
The Story of my Face is the story of Natalie Baron,
a teenage girl adrift in the world and looking for someone or something to
latch on to. Her seemingly innocent involvement with Barbara Hern and her
family, followers of an extreme protestant sect, leads to the revelation
of a long-kept secret and a devastating series of events which change not
only her face but also the course of her life. The Story of My Face is a
both stunning psychological thriller and the archaeology of an accident which
shaped a life.
The Story of my Face was long-listed for the 2002 Orange Prize:
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson,
2002, hbk, and Phoenix, 2003, pbk.
| Praise for The Story of My Face: |
‘One of the most compelling, unsettling
novels I’ve read in ages, which should appeal to fans of classy
thrillers and literary fiction alike.’ |
Sarah Waters (Author
of Fingersmith) Independent On Sunday
Books of the Year. |
'Natalie’s character is a triumph..
It’s rare to find a book that can not only move and thrill
but also asks fundamental questions about religious belief and
the nature of virtue and sin.'
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Good Books Guide |
'Her [Page's] writing, mostly in the present
tense, is lit with an immediate sense of period, summoning images which
are by turns softly painterly, sharply filmic or as murky as those
first television images of the moon landing.' |
Aisling Foster, TLS |
‘Incredibly evocative and haunting..
it keeps you reading, wanting to uncover both Natalie’s past
and that of Tuomas Envall.’ |
Clare Heal, Sunday Express |
An elegantly compelling story of how
a young girl’s obsession forever changes the lives of those
around her.. a disciplined exploration of the complexity of human
motivation and our need for redemption.
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Lynne Van Luven , Vancouver Sun |
‘..a most impressive achievement.’ |
Jessica Mann, Daily Telegraph |
‘A compelling and unpredictable
journey... beautifully written, rolls on at a rapid pace and delivers
a satisfying punch at the end.’
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Rebecca Caldwell, Globe and Mail. |
‘A moving, absorbing story.. Kathy
Page writes beautifully.’ |
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Helen Dunmore (author
of A Spell of Winter) |
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