The Girl With All The Gifts
On sale
14th January 2014
Price: £8.99
‘ORIGINAL, THRILLING AND POWERFUL’ – Guardian
‘HAUNTING, HEARTHBREAKING’ – Vogue
The phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller that is now a BAFTA Award-nominated movie
NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite. But they don’t laugh.
Melanie is a very special girl.
Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS is the most powerful and affecting thriller you will read this year.
‘A great read that takes hold of you and doesn´t let go’ – John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
*Return to the world of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS in M. R. Carey’s stunning new novel THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE – out now!*
‘HAUNTING, HEARTHBREAKING’ – Vogue
The phenomenal word-of-mouth bestseller that is now a BAFTA Award-nominated movie
NOT EVERY GIFT IS A BLESSING
Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant Parks keeps his gun pointing at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don’t like her. She jokes that she won’t bite. But they don’t laugh.
Melanie is a very special girl.
Emotionally charged and gripping from beginning to end, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS is the most powerful and affecting thriller you will read this year.
‘A great read that takes hold of you and doesn´t let go’ – John Ajvide Lindqvist, author of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
*Return to the world of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS in M. R. Carey’s stunning new novel THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE – out now!*
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Reviews
Perfectly paced with a brilliant ending
I often forgot to breathe while I was turning the pages
Original, thrilling and powerful
As fresh as it is terrifying
A heartbreaking and haunting story that is beautifully written
Keeps you on tenterhooks as the action unfolds
Carey paints a picture of a world teetering on the edge . . . I was tempted to read the entire book in one sitting
A masterpiece
If you only read one novel this year, make sure it's this one, it's amazing
A great read that takes hold of you and doesn´t let go
Haunting, heartbreaking
It was hard to quit reading such a compelling, intense book
Both tender and devastating, a page-turner which kept me guessing up to the very last scene, as well as a meditation on what it means to be human . . . Fantastically enjoyable
Vividly memorable and unexpectedly poignant
Scary, tense and fast-paced . . . but with a heart-warming tenderness
Complex,heartbreaking, hopeful and intelligently written . . . Enigmatic and utterly gripping
Brilliant . . . Gripping right to the end
Heartbreaking and shocking
This innovative and pacy read gets to the heart of what it means to be human
A gripping, moving novel that comes highly recommended
Glorious
