Sleepers in the Snow

A chillingly atmospheric modern folk-horror, where the search for lost time is a deeply unnerving ghost story. A haunting tale of the frighteningly spectral nature of human consciousness * Jake Arnott *
Sleepers in the Snow is a contemporary classic of the spectral, as haunting as it is haunted. From insidious eeriness it progresses through uncanny dread to terror rooted in folk tradition and the psychological, culminating in a devastating revelation. Beautifully constructed and narrated with elegant deftness, it’s a first-rate addition to the literature of the supernatural, and it enriches the field * Ramsey Campbell *
Harris spins a masterful and enigmatic tale of psychological suspense. Harris ramps up the menace at a pitch-perfect pace, setting the stage for a big reveal that’s surprising, plausible, and unexpectedly poignant. This melancholy ghost story is a bona fide tour de force * Publishers Weekly *
So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written * Marian Keyes *
I sobbed at the end because I couldn’t bear to leave…One of the world’s finest storytellers * Joanna Cannon *
Haunting, obsessive and just a little nutty, like a freshly-made praline * Elisabeth Luard *
Mouthwatering…your senses are left reeling * Observer *
Sheer pleasure from start to finish * James Runcie *
Sensuous and thought-provoking * Daily Telegraph *
I devoured it in one go * Christopher Fowler *
A place of magic and mysteries * Monica Ali *
A novel that shimmers with brilliance and truth * Kate Williams *
Is this the best book ever written? Truly excellent * Literary Review *

Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) is the author of twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an honorary Fellow of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. She was Chair of the Society of Authors between 2020 and 2024, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE. She was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, and grew up above her grandparents’ sweet shop.

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