Description
A gripping thriller in which dark secrets and family guilts slowly come to light, as Hal returns to Leverbridge Manor hoping to find Lizzie, the love of his life who has been missing for 10 years, pronounced dead.
About the Author
Stephanie Percival always intended to write a novel, but it wasn't until 2004 when she was shortlisted for the BBC End of Story competition, that she believed it might be possible. That was the motivation to develop, The Memory of Wood, and self-publish it in 2011. She has continued to write and was shortlisted in the Writers and Artists short story competition, 2013 with "You promised me a mocking bird", and won the Firewords, (in conjunction with Writers & Artists), short story competition in 2016, with "The man with no shadow". The Kim's Game, which was long-listed in the Cinnamon Press Debut Novel Competition, was published in October 2017. Her follow-up, The Matter, is also published by Cinnamon. Stephanie is a member of the Creative Writers @ Museum, in Northampton. They meet regularly and use the exhibits as stimulation for their work, producing portfolios to accompany the exhibitions. She works as a podiatrist, part-time for her local NHS service. She lives in Northamptonshire with her husband, Adrian, and has three children, Nick, Alistair and Katie.
Reviews
When Henry Bennett, (Hal), returns to his childhood home of Leverbridge he hopes that he will meet the love of his life, Lizzie, again: his childhood sweetheart who jilted him at the altar. Instead he finds that she has been pronounced dead after being missing for 10 years. Unable to put the past behind him, Hal is drawn into events he would prefer to forget, including the discovery of the remains of Alicia, who disappeared aged six when Hal was a ten-year-old, in the grounds of Leverbridge Manor, close to Hal's home at the Gatehouse. As Hal's life unravels, it begins to resemble a 'Kim's Game', a memory game in which items placed on a tray are removed one by one. What did happen to Lizzie? What are the dark secrets of the family at the Manor? What is lost and what remains? A gripping debut novel, part thriller and part character-study, The Kim's Game is an utterly convincing read. -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press
Book Information
ISBN 9781910836750
Author Stephanie Percival
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press
About the Author
Stephanie Percival always intended to write a novel, but it wasn't until 2004 when she was shortlisted for the BBC End of Story competition, that she believed it might be possible. That was the motivation to develop, The Memory of Wood, and self-publish it in 2011. She has continued to write and was shortlisted in the Writers and Artists short story competition, 2013 with "You promised me a mocking bird", and won the Firewords, (in conjunction with Writers & Artists), short story competition in 2016, with "The man with no shadow". The Kim's Game, which was long-listed in the Cinnamon Press Debut Novel Competition, was published in October 2017. Her follow-up, The Matter, is also published by Cinnamon. Stephanie is a member of the Creative Writers @ Museum, in Northampton. They meet regularly and use the exhibits as stimulation for their work, producing portfolios to accompany the exhibitions. She works as a podiatrist, part-time for her local NHS service. She lives in Northamptonshire with her husband, Adrian, and has three children, Nick, Alistair and Katie.
Reviews
When Henry Bennett, (Hal), returns to his childhood home of Leverbridge he hopes that he will meet the love of his life, Lizzie, again: his childhood sweetheart who jilted him at the altar. Instead he finds that she has been pronounced dead after being missing for 10 years. Unable to put the past behind him, Hal is drawn into events he would prefer to forget, including the discovery of the remains of Alicia, who disappeared aged six when Hal was a ten-year-old, in the grounds of Leverbridge Manor, close to Hal's home at the Gatehouse. As Hal's life unravels, it begins to resemble a 'Kim's Game', a memory game in which items placed on a tray are removed one by one. What did happen to Lizzie? What are the dark secrets of the family at the Manor? What is lost and what remains? A gripping debut novel, part thriller and part character-study, The Kim's Game is an utterly convincing read. -- Publisher: Cinnamon Press
Book Information
ISBN 9781910836750
Author Stephanie Percival
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint Cinnamon Press
Publisher Cinnamon Press
