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The Possession of Mr. Cave

A Novel

A Novel

By Matt Haig

By Matt Haig

By Matt Haig

By Matt Haig

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    About The Possession of Mr. Cave

    A “chilling, riveting, heartbreaking” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of parental turmoil, from Matt Haig, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library and How to Stop Time.

    Terence Cave, owner of Cave Antiques, has already experienced the dual tragedies of his mother’s suicide and his wife’s murder when his teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child, Bryony, has always been the family’s golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to “protect” her from the world’s dark forces. But as he starts to follow his grieving daughter’s movements and enforce a draconian set of rules, his love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that leads to destruction.

    The Possession of Mr. Cave is a chilling investigation into the relationship between adults and teenagers — and a captivating, tautly paced story that chronicles one man’s descent into madness.

    About The Possession of Mr. Cave

    A “chilling, riveting, heartbreaking” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of parental turmoil, from Matt Haig, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library and How to Stop Time.

    Terence Cave, owner of Cave Antiques, has already experienced the dual tragedies of his mother’s suicide and his wife’s murder when his teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child, Bryony, has always been the family’s golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to “protect” her from the world’s dark forces. But as he starts to follow his grieving daughter’s movements and enforce a draconian set of rules, his love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that leads to destruction.

    The Possession of Mr. Cave is a chilling investigation into the relationship between adults and teenagers — and a captivating, tautly paced story that chronicles one man’s descent into madness.

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    How to Stop Time
    Notes on a Nervous Planet
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    About Matt Haig

    Matt Haig is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, along with six novels, including How To Stop Time, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages.

    About Matt Haig

    Matt Haig is the author of the internationally bestselling memoir Reasons to Stay Alive and Notes on a Nervous Planet, along with six novels, including How To Stop Time, and several award-winning children’s books. His work has been translated into thirty languages.

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 01, 2010 | 256 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143117308

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 19, 2009 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9781101028674

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    Praise

    “A compelling book; a page-turner in the best sense of the word” — John Burnside, The Guardian

    “Chilling, riveting, heart-breaking” – New York Times Book Review

    “A devastating portrait of one man’s relentless self-destruction” – The Times (London)

    “Cave’s grotesque zeal commands the reader’s almost voyeuristic attention, and delivers an enthralling addition to the literature of demented protagonists” — The Independent (London)

    “A sleek, enthralling novel that tries to wrestle with the human condition” — Literary Review (London)

    “Matt Haig is a writer for children and adults who is adept at digging into the human heart”  – Sunday Times (London)

    “Haig writes exquisitely from the perspective of the heart-sore outsider, but at their most moving his novels reveal the unbearable beauty of ordinary life” — The Guardian

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