Bellwether Revivals

A stunningly good debut ... that will keep readers up all night Steven Galloway, author ofthe Cellist of Sarajevo The novel has at its lodestoneBrideshead Revisited.Donna TarttsThe Secret Historyis also in the DNA here ... Readers will find themselves transfixed by this richly drawn cast of charactersIndependent Bright, bookish Oscar Lowe has grown to love the quiet routine of his life as a care assistant at a Cambridge nursing home, until the fateful day when he is lured into Kings College chapel by the otherworldly sound of an organ. There he meets and falls in love with Iris Bellwether and her privileged, eccentric clique, led by her brother Eden. A troubled but charismatic music prodigy, Eden convinces his sister and their friends to participate in a series of disturbing experiments. However, as the line between genius and madness begins to blur, Oscar fears that danger could await them all ... Benjamin Woods brilliant debut novel will delight fans ofThe Secret Historyand Never Let Me Go. Praise forThe Bellwether Revivals: Read it. Quite a debut Patrick Neate Suffused with intelligence and integrity Guardian Effortlessly vivid ... Woods confident, sometimes creepy novel draws you in ... and then, once youre inside, holds on, ever tightening the grip Independent on Sunday Theres more than a hint of Donna Tartts The Secret History about this novel highly effective Daily Mail

A stunningly good debut ... that will keep readers up all night Steven Galloway, author ofthe Cellist of Sarajevo The novel has at its lodestoneBrideshead Revisited.Donna TarttsThe Secret Historyis also in the DNA here ... Readers will find themselves transfixed by this richly drawn cast of charactersIndependent Bright, bookish Oscar Lowe has grown to love the quiet routine of his life as a care assistant at a Cambridge nursing home, until the fateful day when he is lured into Kings College chapel by the otherworldly sound of an organ. There he meets and falls in love with Iris Bellwether and her privileged, eccentric clique, led by her brother Eden. A troubled but charismatic music prodigy, Eden convinces his sister and their friends to participate in a series of disturbing experiments. However, as the line between genius and madness begins to blur, Oscar fears that danger could await them all ... Benjamin Woods brilliant debut novel will delight fans ofThe Secret Historyand Never Let Me Go. Praise forThe Bellwether Revivals: Read it. Quite a debut Patrick Neate Suffused with intelligence and integrity Guardian Effortlessly vivid ... Woods confident, sometimes creepy novel draws you in ... and then, once youre inside, holds on, ever tightening the grip Independent on Sunday Theres more than a hint of Donna Tartts The Secret History about this novel highly effective Daily Mail