Scott Alexander Howard The Other Valley recensie en informatie over de inhoud van de nieuwe literaire fantasyroman. Op 27 februari 2024 verschijnt bij uitgeverij Atria Books de nieuwe roman van de Canadese schrijver Scott Alexander Howard. Op deze pagina lees je informatie over de inhoud van de debuutroman, de schrijver en de uitgave.
Scott Alexander Howard The Other Valley recensie
- “A moving tale of time travel and teen friendship…surprising and heartrending…this will leave readers with plenty to chew on.” (Publishers Weekly)
- “Stunning…Not only is this novel a quiet meditation on grief and love, but it also finds itself in conversation with larger philosophical debates such as the nature of mortality, fate versus free will, and how far a person will go—and what they’re willing to risk—to spend more time with those they love. A thought-provoking exploration of ethics, power, love, and time travel that is perfect for fans of Ishiguro and McEwan.” (Kirkus Reviews)
Scott Alexander Howard boeken en informatie
Scott Alexander Howard woont in Vancouver Canada. Hij studeerde filosofie aan de University of Toronto. Zijn debuutroman The Other Valley, waarover je hier alles leest, verschijnt eind februari. Er is nog geen Nederlandse vertaling van de roman verkrijgbaar of aangekondigd.
The Other Valley
- Auteur: Scott Alexander Howard (Canada)
- Soort boek: Canadese roman, fantasyroman
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Atria Book
- Verschijnt: 27 februari 2024
- Omvang: 304 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
- Prijs: $27.99 / $14.99 / $23.99
- Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de fantasyroman van Scott Alexander Howard
An elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future, and a young girl who spots two elderly visitors from across the border: the grieving parents of the boy she loves.
Sixteen-year-old Odile is an awkward, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil. If she earns the position, she’ll decide who may cross her town’s heavily guarded borders. On the other side, it’s the same valley, the same town. Except to the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it’s twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness.
When Odile recognizes two visitors she wasn’t supposed to see, she realizes that the parents of her friend Edme have been escorted across the border from the future, on a mourning tour, to view their son while he’s still alive in Odile’s present.
Edme—who is brilliant, funny, and the only person to truly see Odile—is about to die. Sworn to secrecy in order to preserve the timeline, Odile now becomes the Conseil’s top candidate. Yet she finds herself drawing closer to the doomed boy, imperiling her entire future.
