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THE RAPTURES – JAN CARSON


The raptures

The raptures


THIS IS Jan Carson’s follow-up to The Fire Starters, which portrayed a dystopian view of modern-day east Belfast and its people. The Ballymena writer’s latest novel is more of a genre hybrid – an unsettling account of mass trauma, a coming-of-age mystery story, and an exploration of innocence. It is a high-wire act that proves... Read more »

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