{"product_id":"the-sleepwalkers-the-mind-bending-beach-thriller-that-will-keep-you-up-all-night-9781398528420","title":"The Sleepwalkers: THE MIND BENDING BEACH THRILLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT","description":"\u003cp\u003eTense, atmospheric and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e is a a sublimely creepy contemporary gothic work about a relationship unravelling that asks urgent questions about a contemporary society where our basest selves are hidden in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT DARK SECRETS WAIT TO BE UNCOVERED WHEN YOU CHECK IN TO THE VILLA ROSA…?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe scintillating new novel from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe End of Mr Y\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Clever, emotionally resonant, packed with startling twists and dark turns and very funny indeed, this is fiction roaring on all cylinders.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eGloriously dark and tangled . . . clever . . . I highly recommend it.' \u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A dark, twisty, savagely humorous plunge into a cauldron of toxic relationships . . . as well as a mystery loaded with menace, this is a smart, layered, stinging look at power and its abuse.' \u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'20 Best New Crime Thrillers to Read this Summer', 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill reeling from the chaos of their wedding, Evelyn and Richard arrive on an idyllic Greek island for their honeymoon. It’s the end of the season and out at sea a storm is brewing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey check in to an exclusive hotel, the Villa Rosa, where the proprietor Isabella — a strangely intense woman of indeterminate accent — flirts outrageously with Richard while treating Evelyn with a rudeness bordering on contempt. Isabella tells them the story of 'the sleepwalkers': a couple who stayed at the hotel the year before and drowned in a tragic and unexplained accident. It starts to feel like the entire island is obsessed with 'the sleepwalkers', but what at first seems like a fun tale to tell before bed quickly evolves into a living nightmare. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaught in a web of deception and intrigue, where nothing and nobody are quite what they seem, Evelyn and Richard discover that their island paradise may in fact be hell on earth and that their only means of escape is to confront dark truths about themselves and those they love. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExhilarating, suspenseful, and subversively funny, in \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers \u003c\/i\u003eThomas takes elements of Daphne Du Maurier and Patricia Highsmith and blends them with her own unique sensibility to create an unforgettable thriller of rare intelligence that cements her reputation as the most exciting and original author of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Muriel Spark’s disreputable niece.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘She's a genius.’ \u003cb\u003eDouglas Coupland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Thomas has the mesmerising power of a great story teller.’ \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘One of the most startling, unpredictable writers of her generation.’\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScotsman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781398528420\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x13(L)x1.8(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eScarlett Thomas was born in London. She is the author of highly acclaimed contemporary cult novels including THE END OF MR. Y, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, THE SLEEPWALKERS, OLIGARCHY, THE SEED COLLECTORS, POPCO, and the WORLDQUAKE series of middle-grade books. Her novels have sold over half a million copies worldwide, and been translated into 26 languages. Scarlett is Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at the University of Kent. Find out more at www.scarthomas.com. \u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e‘Clever, emotionally resonant, packed with startling twists and dark turns and very funny indeed, this is fiction roaring on all cylinders.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eGloriously dark and tangled . . . clever . . . I highly recommend it.' \u003cb\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'A dark, twisty, savagely humorous plunge into a cauldron of toxic relationships . . . as well as a mystery loaded with menace, this is a smart, layered, stinging look at power and its abuse.' \u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Through her bold storytelling, “The Sleepwalkers” becomes a work of peculiar, gonzo genius. … Thomas takes a glamorous late-capitalist setting, with rosé and catamarans, and shreds, twists and warps it into a story that is surprising, humane and political to its bones.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘Thomas tells her story with the craft and cunning of an Aegean sorceress. … [S]he can make metafiction not just smart but fun. Once more she earns her place in a postwar British canon of playfully serious mavericks that runs from Muriel Spark and Brigid Brophy to Nicola Barker and Ali Smith.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘Like a darker, funnier \u003ci\u003eThe White Lotus\u003c\/i\u003e, The Sleepwalkers is horrifying in the best possible way. I loved every moment of it.’ \u003cb\u003eJames Smythe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘The Sleepwalkers is brilliant, savage and hilarious. The voice is so strong and so distinctive from the get-go, so bold and pitilessly funny. There is no whingeing here, just a fearless takedown which I read through in a single streak of pure delight. This is Scarlett's best yet, and I don't say that lightly.’ \u003cb\u003eBidisha Mamata\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'The Sleepwalkers \u003c\/i\u003eis never-endingly surprising and full of keen observations on relationships, politics, and art. Thomas makes real life so fraught with meaning, it feels hauntingly supernatural. A twisty Gothic tale of vertiginous depths and haunting power.' \u003cb\u003eSandra Newman, author of \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'This original thriller has plenty of surprises.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  'An attractive summer holiday read', \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e‘Muriel Spark’s disreputable niece.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ‘She's a genius.’ \u003cb\u003eDouglas Coupland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Thomas has the mesmerising power of a great story teller.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘One of the most startling, unpredictable writers of her generation.’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Scarlett Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47658398646489,"sku":"9781398528420","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71FGFuBa3bL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767016900","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-sleepwalkers-the-mind-bending-beach-thriller-that-will-keep-you-up-all-night-9781398528420","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}