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The Pursuit of William Abbey

"South Africa, 1884. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William. William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across...

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Main Author: North, Claire
Format: Books Print Book
Language:Achinese
Published: New York : Little Brown & Co, 2019.
Subjects:
Physicians > South Africa > Fiction
Shades and shadows > Fiction.
Lynching > Fiction.
South Africa > Race relations > Fiction.
South Africa > Fiction.
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Summary:"South Africa, 1884. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William. William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die."
Physical Description:432 pages ;
ISBN:9780316316842 (PAP)
9780316316842
0316316849 (PAP)
Author Notes:Claire North is a pseudonym for Catherine Webb, who wrote several novels in various genres before publishing her first major work as Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August . It was a critically acclaimed success, receiving rave reviews and an Audie nomination, and was included in the Washington Post 's Best Books of the Year list. Her more recent novel, The Sudden Appearance of Hope , won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2017. Catherine currently works as a theatre lighting designer and is a fan of big cities, urban magic, Thai food and graffiti-spotting. She lives in London.

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