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Fray

By: Chris Carse Wilson
Narrated by: Angus King
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About this listen

‘Beautiful, amazing, mesmerising’ ALAN CUMMING

A MISSING PERSON MYSTERY LIKE NO OTHER

I am not gone. Mum is not gone. We are here. We are hidden.

A father who is trying to rescue his lost wife.

Their child, desperately searching the wild forests and dangerous mountains of the Scottish Highlands, not knowing what’s out there.

An abandoned cottage in the remote wilderness, filled with thousands of confusing, terrifying handwritten notes.

And a dark, looming voice who threatens to destroy everything…

‘This hallucinatory debut will grab you’ DAMIAN BARR

‘A dark and atmospheric masterpiece’ VIKKI PATIS

‘Mind-alteringly beautiful writing’ KIRSTIN INNES

‘Chilling and very original … I couldn't put it down' SIMON McCLEAVE

‘Eerie and ethereal, Fray is an unsettling quest in the unforgiving Scottish highlands – utterly spellbinding’ MARION TODD

‘A totally original novel that throws up lots of surprises. The writing is awe-inspiring’ ALEX PINE

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*A FINANCIAL TIMES ‘BEST NEW DEBUT FICTION’ PICK*
*A SCOTS MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE MONTH*
*A COURIER BOOK OF THE WEEK*

©2023 Chris Carse Wilson (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Magical Realism Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Highlander Magic Exciting Fantasy

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An intense first person narrative that is packed with emotional detail and suspense. I really enjoyed it.

Intense and gripping

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This story is going to stay with me for a long time, such a fantastic listen.

Fantastic

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This is a story that stays with you long after it ends. I found it both intriguing and confusing in equal measure as I was listening, and it was only as I approached its close that I began to appreciate why that was, and also why that was such an important and impactful element of the storytelling. That realisation was also the key that revealed a deeper perspective running throughout the story, which I hadn’t initially noticed but that really opened my eyes and made me want to re-listen once I did, to pick up on the subtle clues I’d missed before. Not the easiest listen at times due to the subject matter, and I found it best enjoyed in smaller portions than I might typically with other books, but all expertly dramatised by the narrator in a way that really brought the powerful style of the author’s writing to life. Highly recommended for anyone who likes to be challenged to look at the world a little differently after finishing a book.

A dark mystery filled with insightful flashes that reveal our inner-selves

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I really struggled with this, I'm still not sure what happened after it finished. It was very descriptive, overly in places, and seemed to go around in circles. Maybe that was what the author was trying to achieve? I did like the fact we know nothing of the protagonist, even their gender, I've seen a few reviews that say "daughter" but in my mind, it was a son searching.

Rambling,Rambling,Rambling

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