Product Description

* An extraordinarily haunting, subtle and moving first novel about secrets and lies and moths * A marked success in hardback and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Prize

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19773 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-02
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.68" h x 1.18" w x 5.00" l, .56 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

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• Mint Condition
• Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon
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Review
** 'The Behaviour of Moths by Poppy Adams is a debut and new and emphatic voice; this story of the reunion of two batty sisters in their huge and crumbling house completely grips and the lepidopteran theme is totally convincing. (Rodney Troubridge, Waterstone’s )

** 'A rewarding read. Latent rivalries resurface as the sisters secretly question which of them has the greater grip on reality in this tantalising family mystery. (Waterstones Books Quarterly )

** 'Adams succeeds in carefully building up an atmosphere of penumbral suspense, creeping towards a tense climax. (LITERARY REVIEW )

** 'Adam s' compelling story unfurls over a single weekend as two sisters, together again in their sixties in their dilapidated family home, are forced to confront the consequences fo the terrible chain of events that began with Vivien's near-fatal childh (PSYCHOLOGIES )

PSYCHOLOGIES
'THE BEHAVIOUR OF MOTHS is an intricately crafted story, told with just the right balance of claustrophobia and compassion.'

MARIE CLAIRE
'Adams' debut novel is an atmospheric addition to the `mess with your head' school of fiction.'