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The Furies: A Novel Audiobook
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The Furies is a psychologically complex, dark and twisting novel about loss, obsession and the deep tragedies that can connect us to each other even as they blind us to our fate, from the bestselling author of A Thousand Ships After losing her fiancé in a shocking tragedy, Alex Morris moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Formerly an actress, Alex accepts a job teaching drama therapy at a school commonly referred to as "The Unit," a last-chance learning community for teens expelled from other schools in the city. Her students have troubled pasts and difficult personalities, and Alex is an inexperienced teacher, terrified of what she's taken on and drowning in grief. Her most challenging class is an intimidating group of teenagers who have been given up on by everyone before her. But Alex soon discovers that discussing the Greek tragedies opens them up in unexpected ways, and she gradually develops a rapport with them. But are these tales of cruel fate and bloody revenge teaching more than Alex ever intended? And who becomes responsible when these students take the tragedies to heart, and begin interweaving their darker lessons into real life with terrible and irrevocable fury? Published in the UK under the title The Amber Fury. "Steady pacing paired with well-timed foreshadowing and fully realized characters make this one compelling from the beginning. Fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History (1992), Erin Kelly's The Poison Tree (2011), and Tana French's The Likeness (2008) will likely enjoy the new perspective Haynes' conversational style offers to similar material." —Booklist
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“Told through two points of view, that of Alex and that of one of her students, the novel unfolds as both narrators hint at a looming tragedy. Haynes’s debut novel cleverly supplies suspense and an exploration of grief, blame, and revenge…Fans of suspense fiction with depth will especially enjoy this read.”
— Library Journal
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“Gripping and elegiac, funny, and achingly sad, Haynes’ tale pulls you along like a river to the falls. Hypnotic.”
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“A handsomely structured psychological mystery, and a moving exploration of grief.”
— Lionel Shriver, New York Times bestselling author of We Need to Talk about Kevin -
“A gripping first novel…impossible to put down.”
— Herman Koch, New York Times bestselling author of The Dinner -
“Cleverly plotted, cannily paced, and unafraid to pose questions that don’t have easy answers, this accomplished psychological mystery demonstrates the way that sometimes it may take being lost in the darkness to enable us to glimpse the light.”
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“Steady pacing paired with well-timed foreshadowing and fully realized characters make this one compelling from the beginning.”
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“Sharply drawn characters, damaged and raw, enrich the psychological dimensions of this angst-filled mystery.”
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“A stirring psychological thriller.
— People Magazine -
Cleverly plotted, cannily paced, and unafraid to pose questions that don't have easy answers, this accomplished psychological mystery demonstrates the way that sometimes it may take being lost in the darkness to enable us to glimpse the light.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
An addictive, dark and suspenseful--yet sensitive--debut about death, obsession and fate.
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A gripping first novel…impossible to put down.
— Herman Koch, author of The Dinner -
A handsomely structured psychological mystery, and a moving exploration of grief.
— Lionel Shriver -
...Not only a gripping, can't-stop-turning-pages thriller, but also a beautifully drawn portrait of grief and how we find our way back to life...perfectly capturing the fraught and funny rhythms of a challenging classroom. I love it.
— Madeline Miller, author of Circe -
From the opening pages of the novel, the hook is in (we know a crime has been committed) and you can't wait to see where her psychological thriller is headed...The Furies feels essential and exciting at the same time.
— The Times (UK) -
I stayed up all night to finish The Amber Fury. It's gripping and compelling, a real page-turner, written with humanity and warmth
— S. J. Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
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A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week, August 2014
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About Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes is the author of eight books, including A Thousand Ships, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has written and recorded nine series of Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics for the BBC. She has written for the London newspapers, including the Times, the Independent, the Guardian, and the Observer.
About Zara Ramm
Zara Ramm has been a professional actress for for over twenty years. She sings, plays guitar and violin, and she is a founding member of the Lazy Susans, a folk/Americana/Western swing band. She lives in England with her husband, two children, and six chickens.