The Other Half of Me

The Other Half of Me

by Morgan Mc Carthy (Author)

Synopsis

THE OTHER HALF OF ME by Morgan McCarthy is an evocative and haunting debut from a unique literary voice.

Jonathan and Theo's childhood is one in which money is abundant but nurture is scarce. With a father who died when they were very young and a mother who starts drinking at lunchtime, the brother and sister are largely left to roam around their sprawling estate in rural Wales, looking after only themselves and each other. Until, that is, their grandmother Eve returns to the family home. Eve is a figure who is as enchanting as she is forbidding, and she takes the children under her wing, answering their questions about their family history that have always been ignored. Yet as they grow older, they discover that much of what they've been told is a fiction, and that something very sinister lies in their past.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Edition: Digital original
Publisher: Headline Review
Published: 25 Oct 2012

ISBN 10: 0755388755
ISBN 13: 9780755388752
Book Overview: Beautifully written, evocative, suspensful, and shot through with a delicious thread of menace, THE OTHER HALF OF ME is an incredibly exciting debut for Headline

Media Reviews
'Dark, addictive and a stunning debut' * Cosmopolitan *
'Gorgeously written' * Heat *
'An accomplished novel... McCarthy's exquisite storytelling points to a promising literary career' * Edinburgh Evening News *
'Bath-time reading sorted with Morgan McCarthy's pageturner' * Sunday Times *
'A beautiful, brooding novel... Darkly lush, filled with an irresistibly sad glamour, this is a memorable debut' * Kirkus *
Author Bio
Morgan McCarthy lives in Berkshire. She is the author of four novels: THE OTHER HALF OF ME, THE OUTLINE OF LOVE, STRANGE GIRLS AND ORDINARY WOMEN and THE HOUSE OF BIRDS.