In a sudden transformation, a suburb becomes a shadowy forest after a night of destruction, leaving Adrien Thomas to navigate this unrecognizable world alone, separated from his wife Michelle. Teaming up with Hannah and her son Seb, they embark on a quest to find her brother and uncover the depths of both nature and their own darkness.
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Ali Shaw crafts narratives that often explore dreamlike and fantastical realities seeping into the fabric of everyday life. His writing is celebrated for its poetic quality and its ability to conjure immersive worlds that delve into human emotions and relationships. Shaw's style is both delicate and evocative, inviting readers to explore the deeper meanings woven beneath the surface of his stories. His novels offer a unique blend of magical realism and profound psychological insight.
„Wie Kreide, vom Regen zu einem weißen Schleier verwaschen, begannen seine Umrisse zu verschwimmen und seine Konturen schwanden, beinahe unmerklich. Im einen Moment sah Elsa einen Mann vor sich und im nächsten nur noch eine graue Silhouette. Seine Haut wurde zu Nebel. Die Sonne hinter ihm ließ ihn erstrahlen und umrahmte ihn mit ihrem goldenen Schein, bis er nichts mehr von einem Mann an sich hatte, sondern immer mehr einer Wolke glich, die durch Zufall die Form eines Menschen angenommen hatte." Finn ist kein gewöhnlicher Mann, ihn umgibt ein Geheimnis. Es ist der Grund für sein Einsiedlerleben und der Grund, warum die Einwohner von Thunderstown ihm nicht wohlgesinnt sind. Doch trotz aller Gerüchte und Anfeindungen hält Elsa zu Finn. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, ihre Liebe gegen all die Widerstände zu behaupten.
Ida Maclaird is turning into glass. Frightened and in search of answers, she returns to the place where the metamorphosis began: a snowbound archipelago far from the mainland where she lives. There she meets Midas Crook, a self-confessed coward and awkward loner, who agonises his way into her heart. Together they seek out the elusive Henry Fuwa, a man who seems to understand what lies behind the island’s extraordinary phenomena. Midas barely realises he is falling in love with Ida, until time and history cruelly conspire against him. Love must be paid in precious hours and, as the glass encroaches, hours are something Ida finds herself without. An endearing and richly visual novel that will appeal to readers of Murikami and Garcia-Marquez, THE GIRL WITH GLASS FEET is a heartbreaking story of two young lovers grappling with the ordinary in the most extraordinary circumstances.