"An impressive debut from a writer to watch. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden: A Novel by Grant, Helen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
"Lightness of touch, neatness of phrase and talent for observation enliven the darkness of the material.For something so chilling, it is terrific entertainment." When first Katharina Linden and then other girls go missing, Pia begins to ask questions, discovering that some girls also disappeared just after the war, including Gertrud, the daughter of her elderly friend Herr Schiller, whose sinister brother Herr Dster is suspected of blame. "This fascinating debut novel veers off in an unexpected direction and Grant steers it with impressive skill.a richly textured, effortlessly written novel with an impeccable sense of place and characterisation." The excellent writing, and the eschewing of anything remotely winsome or mawkish, make this an eerily subtle literary page-turner. Pia is determined to find out what happened to Katharina.īUY THE BOOK (UK): Amazon Hive WaterstonesīUY THE BOOK (US): Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Tower Books Book Passage Diesel Bookstore IndieBound Skylight The Tattered Cover Vroman's Not since The Elegance of the Hedgehog has a book arrived in America from Europe on such wings of critical praise and popularity. How could a ten-year-old girl vanish in a place where everybody knows everybody else? On the day Katharina Linden disappears, Pia is the last person to see her alive. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden UK (April 2009) US (August 2010)
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