Description
'Poignant' Sunday Times
'Gripping.' Metro
'Fascinating.' The Times
'Enrapturing.' Red Magazine
Miss Dilys Barltrop is a devoted member of The Panacea Society, a cult populated almost entirely by virtuous single women.
When she strikes up a friendship with Grace - a new recruit - God finally seems to be smiling upon her. But Dilys is wary of her leader's zealotry, and fearful of those who watch her every move, hoping for a sign of the deep and terrible failings she struggles to keep hidden. Faith is supplanted by doubt, and as both women come to question what is true and fear what is real, Dilys will have to learn the true cost of absolute devotion...
As captivating as The Girls, with the vibrancy of The Miniaturist, this riveting novel is based on a true story...
About the Author
Claire McGlasson is a journalist who works for ITV News and enjoys the variety of life on the road with a TV camera. She lives in Cambridgeshire. The Rapture is her debut novel.
Reviews
'A remarkable story, remarkably told... Claire McGlasson is a brave and brilliant new voice in fiction.' - Jess Kidd, author of HIMSELF and THE HOARDER
'An extremely accomplished debut... gripping, unsettling and ultimately extremely moving. It is a tale beautifully and sensitively told that continues to haunt me.' - Ruth Hogan, author of THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS
Book Information
ISBN 9780571345199
Author Claire McGlasson
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 290g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 22mm
