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Karen Thompson Walker

    Karen Thompson Walker
    A Medieval Punishment Cemetery at Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire
    The Dreamers
    The Age of Miracles
    The Strange Case of Jane O.
    The Age of Miracles Pa
    • The Strange Case of Jane O.

      • 304pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Exploring themes of memory and identity, the story follows a woman with perfect recall who begins experiencing unsettling psychological symptoms after childbirth. As she grapples with blackouts and hallucinations, her unorthodox psychiatrist and a skeptical detective delve into her mysterious experiences. Jane's sudden disappearance and subsequent episodes lead to a deeper investigation into her psyche, challenging perceptions of reality and the mind. The narrative serves as a thought-provoking exploration of consciousness and the complexities of human relationships.

      The Strange Case of Jane O.2025
      3,9
    • The site of an inhumation cemetery with remains of c. 124 individuals, mostly male and adult and with additional disarticulated bone. Radiocarbon dating demonstrates that the cemetery was in use, probably for disposing of the remains of those subject to judicial punishment , in both Saxon and medieval times.

      A Medieval Punishment Cemetery at Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire2020
    • The eagerly awaited new novel from the author of The Age of Miracles. Imagine a world where sleep could trap you, for days, for weeks, months ... A world where you could, even, die of sleep rather than in your sleep. Karen Thompson Walker's second novel is stunning, the story of a Californian town's epidemic of perpetual sleep. ​ Praise for The Age of Miracles: 'A beautifully observed coming-of-age tale in the great American tradition ... nimble, delicate and emotionally sophisticated' Observer 'Hauntingly believable ... an impressive and quietly terrifying book' Sunday Times 'Karen Thompson Walker's debut novel is a stunner from the first page - an end-of-the-world, coming-of-age tale of quiet majesty. I loved this novel and can't wait to see what this remarkable writer will do next' Justin Cronin, author of The Passage

      The Dreamers2019
      3,7
    • The Age of Miracles

      • 304pages
      • 11 heures de lecture

      Imagines the coming-of-age story of young Julia, whose world is thrown into upheaval when it is discovered that the Earth's rotation has suddenly begun to slow, posing a catastrophic threat to all life

      The Age of Miracles2012
      3,7