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Fiction, Crime & Thrillers

The Second Sleep

Robert Harris (author)

Hardback Published on: 05/09/2019

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Interesting set up with an abrupt ending

This was such a surprising book! It tells the story of Christopher Fairfax, a parson, who is tasked with conducting the funeral service for the priest Fath... READ MORE

Laura at Harrogate

Historical fiction with a twist!

Think you know Robert Harris, think again!! This is unlike anything he has written before and is completely unexpected. Historical fiction at its best and ... READ MORE

Clara Bow at Wrexham

Synopsis

All civilisations think they are invulnerable. History warns us none is.

1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts - coins, fragments of glass, human bones - which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?

Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes - about himself, his faith and the history of his world - will be tested to destruction.

Publisher information

Publisher: Cornerstone
ISBN: 9781786331373
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 32 mm
Weight: 555g

Customer Reviews

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Robert Harris - the second sleep

Very good idea for the story which was drew me to the book in the first place. Also have read and enjoyed many of his previous books. However, I was very d... READ MORE

Huw Evans

Medieval look at services for the dead

One of the bullet points written about this latest novel by Robert Harris indicates that it is unlike anything he has done before. That statement is very ... READ MORE

Paul Lane

The Second Sleep

An engaging and unusual story line, very readable but with a rather chaotic ending. Leaves the reader feeling the author did not know how to conclude the t... READ MORE

David Walters

Promises more than it delivers.

A promising start, engaging, enthralling, captivating. Interesting plot with characters and their interactions well described within a vividly painted land... READ MORE

Paul Lawrance

A thriller with shocks, surprises and interesting themes

A thriller with shocks, surprises and interesting themes An atmospheric thriller which opens with a priest’s death in 1468, and where little is as it se... READ MORE

Emma b Books

Apocalypse pending

Robert Harris is once again ahead of the game, warning us of impending doom. This time its our dependence on IT systems which are increasingly under attack... READ MORE

The oaks

A 'medieval' mystery set in WESSEX

The Second Sleep is set in the Year of the Risen Lord 1468. A newly ordained priest is sent on a mission to Wessex to bury a village minister who has just ... READ MORE

TripFiction

Robert Harris a perennial favourite

The Second Sleep was a novel with a surprise. Once you knew the surprise the story took you on a mystery adventure. Lots of twists and turns and wondering ... READ MORE

Jean Kirby

A Good Read.

This book is quite different and there is a big twist. Again Robert Harris has written a book which is described in such a way that you feel as if you coul... READ MORE

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The Second Sleep

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