The Island of Lost Souls

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2007
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A fugitive turns up at a young widow's door. Finn is a draft dodger. Afraid of dying and opposed to the war, he could see no way out until a stranger slipped him a calling card for an anti-draft network. Now on the run, he has the promise of a new identity and a new life, but if he is caught, the punishment will be brutal. Then he meets Bryher. Thrown together by war, united in grief, they take a chance on one another: a chance that could make or break them.

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A fugitive turns up at a young widow's door. Finn is a draft dodger. Afraid of dying and opposed to the war, he could see no way out until a stranger slipped him a calling card for an anti-draft network. Now on the run, he has the promise of a new identity and a new life, but if he is caught, the punishment will be brutal. Then he meets Bryher. Thrown together by war, united in grief, they take a chance on one another: a chance that could make or break them.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 16 Jul 2007
ISBN 10: 0747585857
ISBN 13: 9780747585855

Media Reviews

'Comparisons with Ian McEwan and Iain Banks are inevitable but also justified' Literary Review 'Bedford is a clever, provocative writer, delivering writing that is interesting, nervewracking, bold, unusual, stylish, never complacent and always intelligent' Mary Loudon, The Times 'This novel thrills, it breaks your heart. Above all, it makes you glad you learned to read' Yorkshire Evening Post '[A] promising look into a possible British tomorrow' Guardian

Author Bio

Martyn Bedford's previous novels, Acts of Revision, Exit, Orange & Red, The Houdini Girl and Black Cat, have been translated into twelve languages. He teaches creative writing at Manchester University and is a fiction critic for the Literary Review. He lives in West Yorkshire with his wife and two young daughters.