The Absolute Book

byElizabeth Knox

'An INSTANT CLASSIC, to rank [with] masterpieces of fantasy such as HIS DARK MATERIALS or JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR NORRELL’ GUARDIAN

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Taryn Cornick can barely remember the library in her old family home. Since her sister was murdered, she's forgotten so much.

Now it's all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box.

People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister's death.

And something called The Absolute Book.

A book in which secrets are written - and which everyone believes only she can find.

They insist Taryn be the hunter. But she knows the truth.

She is the hunted . . .
An INSTANT CLASSIC, a work to rank alongside other modern masterpieces of fantasy such as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series or Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Everything fantasy should be: original, magical, well read, compelling
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About Elizabeth Knox

Elizabeth Knox is the author of thirteen novels, three novellas, and a collection of essays. The Vintner's Luck won the Deutz Medal for Fiction and was longlisted for The Women's Prize. Elizabeth is an Arts Foundation Laureate, was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002 and was recently appointed Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours. She lives in Wellington with her husband and son. The Absolute Book is already a bestseller in her native New Zealand.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9781405947244
  • Length: 640 pages
  • Dimensions: 198mm x 32mm x 128mm
  • Weight: 462g
  • Price: £9.99
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