Chosen by Lesley Glaister
The last time Dodie sees her mother alive, Stella is unusually busy, tattily splendid in an old red velvet dress. Soon after this, Dodie's brother Seth goes missing: the only trace of him is through postcards signed 'Yours in the Lord' addresses from the Soul Life Centre, New York state. When Stella hangs herself, Dodie must leave her baby Jake at home and cross the Atlantic to bring Seth beck from the mysterious Soul Life Centre. But when she arrives, Seth is always one day away from seeing her. She becomes drawn - not always willingly - into the Brothers and Sisters' communal living, meditation, fasting and chanting. Until baby Jake unexpectedly arrives at Soul Life and events take a shocking turn for Dodie. In a parallel narrative, Stella's sister Melanie tells the story of their teenage years in the 1970s and their shared affair with Bogart, a messianic hippy with shrewd ambition. These two compelling stories collide in a series of shocking revelations and an exhilarating conclusion. Heartfelt and frightening, Chosen is Lesley Glaister at the top of her game.
Frightening yet eerily beautiful, her novels are fresh, inventive and deeply-felt * Hilary Mantel *
Bigger and better than any old psychological thriller, the real deal from a relentlessly, sharp and intelligent writer -- Henry Sutton * Daily Mirror *
A natural storyteller who knows how to keep the reader turning the pages * Independent *
Glaister in an agile, attentive writer who deserves to be more widely read * Guardian *
A fascinating examination of the seductive power of religious cults. . and what it is that drives the human desire for belonging * Big Issue *
Bigger and better than any old psychological thriller, the real deal from a relentlessly, sharp and intelligent writer -- Henry Sutton * Daily Mirror *
A natural storyteller who knows how to keep the reader turning the pages * Independent *
Glaister in an agile, attentive writer who deserves to be more widely read * Guardian *
A fascinating examination of the seductive power of religious cults. . and what it is that drives the human desire for belonging * Big Issue *
Lesley Glaister was born in Northamptonshire and grew up in Suffolk, moving to Sheffield where she took a degree with the Open University. She was 'discovered' by the novelist Hilary Mantel when she attended a course given by the Arvon Foundation in 1989. She lives with her husband between Sheffield, Edinburgh and Orkney and has three sons. She teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906994204 |
| ISBN 10 | 190699420X |
| Title | Chosen |
| Author | Lesley Glaister |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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