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The Revelations

The Revelations – The Critical Response

December 12, 2011By toneyThe Revelations, The Revelations - The Critical Response No Comments

“A very gripping story… A strange and compulsively readable tale of City slickers seduced by a promise of spiritual awakening… I was electrified by the oddity of all the characters. At times – especially when they are all together on the retreat – I thought of Iris Murdoch’s 1958 novel The Bell, about a collection of religious … Read More

The Revelations – Reviews

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Media reviews of The Revelations 

The Revelations

December 12, 2011By toneyThe Revelations 2 Comments
The Revelations

A heartstoppingly gripping novel about what happens when a movement becomes more important than the lives of its followers.

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What the critics say…

"The book is worthy of birds, and I know no higher praise." Charles Foster on As Kingfishers Catch Fire

"A thrilling and memorable first novel." Kazuo Ishiguro on This Bleeding City

“A moving and powerful debut – the best fictional evocation of the despair of materialism so far” - Oliver James, author of Affluenza, on This Bleeding City

"A cleverly conceived novel... It's intensely readable... The book is intelligently questioning and analytical about religion generally and Christianity specifically." Viv Groskop in The Observer on The Revelations

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