Description
'Gloriously dark' Liza Klaussman
'Evocative' i newsaper
'Seductive' Anna Hope
'Rich' Sunday Times
'Thrilling' Emma Chapman
Theo Miller is young, bright and ambitious when he and his earnest younger sister Maud step off the train into the simmering heat of Nairobi. Both eagerly await their new life, yet neither are prepared for the pain it will bring.
When Theo meets American heiress Sylvie de Croy, he is welcomed into her inner circle - the Happy Valley set - rich, dazzling expatriates, infamous for their scandalous lifestyles.
Yet behind Sylvie's intoxicating allure lies a powerful cocktail
of secrets, lust and betrayal. As dark clouds gather over Kenya's future and his own, Theo must escape this most unsuitable woman - before it is too late.
First published as The Hunters.
A Summer Richard and Judy Book Club Pick
About the Author
Kat Gordon read English at Somerville College, Oxford and worked at Time Out briefly after graduating. She has travelled extensively in East Africa where she also worked as a teacher and an HIV counsellor. She received a distinction for her MA in creative writing from Royal Holloway and her debut,The Artifical Anatomy of Parks, was published in 2015. Kat has lived in Budapest and Reykjavik and is currently settled in London with her partner and young son.
Reviews
'A rich reimagining of a colonial Eden in which multitudes of serpents lurked' Sunday Times
'Kat Gordon has written a gloriously dark tale, packed with heat and glamour, and shot through with a fine, sharp edge. An absolutely compulsive read from beginning to end' - LIZA KLAUSSMANN, author of Tigers in Red Weather
'An evocative coming-of-age tale ... Just the thing to read while sipping a cocktail or two' i newsaper
'Equally at home evoking the landscapes of east Africa and those of the flawed, capricious human heart ... a seductive, troubling journey into Britain's colonial past' - ANNA HOPE, author of Wake and The Ballroom
'An outstanding achievement. This thrilling, evocative novel will transport and absorb you: brilliant' - EMMA CHAPMAN, author of The Last Photograph
Book Information
ISBN 9780008253097
Author Kat Gordon
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint The Borough Press
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 260g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 23mm
