{"id":1092,"date":"2023-02-24T14:29:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/louisedoughty.com\/index.php\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2024-11-07T10:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T10:22:28","slug":"a-bird-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/louisedoughty.com\/index.php\/a-bird-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bird in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A Bird in Winter<\/h3>\n

Faber & Faber UK Ltd published A Bird in Winter<\/i> on 31st<\/sup> August 2023, the paperback is out now.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buy it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018In many ways this book is even better than Doughty’s brilliant runaway best-seller Apple Tree Yard<\/em>. It’s more psychologically acute, with more complex characters at its centre and a thoroughly original storyline that asks penetrating questions about life itself\u2026.she makes us wait as we learn Bird’s backstory. But she keeps us gripped with her wonderful descriptions of landscape and the careful exposition of Bird’s character as she moves fearfully from country to country. The wait is more than worth it. A fantastic ending and a terrific read.\u2019
\n\u2013 The Daily Mail <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The \u2018hunted woman\u2019 narrative is certainly pacey, but A Bird in Winter<\/em> is also a compelling study of trust, and the contradictory desire both to escape and to be found.\u2019
\n\u2013 The Guardian <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Louise Doughty\u2019s ability to create complex, often flawed protagonists who retain our sympathy is one of her hallmarks\u2026 expertly structured, Doughty employs just enough detail to create a vivid sense of place as we follow Heather on her flight\u2026 the insights Doughty gives us into Heather\u2019s inner life and vulnerabilities ensure we remain invested in her fate\u2026 It\u2019s Doughty\u2019s skill at shifting between these different registers and interweaving them with compelling passages of action, that makes her such a consummate writer of psychological thrillers.\u2019
\n\u2013 Financial Times <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Doughty\u2019s writing is fluid and tense, every page humming with imminent danger\u2026[her] skill in stringing out a tense, well-plotted story had me reading late into the night to find out what happened\u2026Sink into that sofa and buckle in for the ride.\u2019
\n\u2013 inews<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Tense and propulsive, with some very clever tradecraft that will delight espionage junkies – it’s also a clear-eyed portrait of a complex and unusual character.’
\n\u2013 The Bookseller<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Louise Doughty has done it again… A Bird in Winter<\/em> explores the horror of being followed, but it also taps into universal fantasies of what it would be like to drop everything and go on the run, taking on different personae and relying on survival skills gleaned from scouts\u2019 manuals and spymasters\u2019 training. While Bird\u2019s primary sensation might be dread, for the reader the story is great fun… It\u2019s simply pleasurable to read a writer who has found her groove and produces smart, riveting and (seemingly) effortless entertainment.’
\n\u2013 The Observer<\/em><\/p>\n

‘This taut and atmospheric story had me hooked.’
\n\u2013 Prima<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Intriguing… slow burning thriller… The remote landscape is beautifully described and provides the perfect backdrop for Heather\u2019s isolation as she battle\u2019s to discover who is in hot pursuit before it is too late.\u2019
\n\u2013 The Sunday Express <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018A gripping spy narrative.’
\n\u2013 Marie Claire<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Engaging, suspenseful and affecting.’
\n\u2013 My Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

‘Louise Doughty\u2019s tenth novel is an unconventional spy story \u2013 which makes it hard to talk about without giving away its twists and turns. What can be said is that A Bird in Winter is a real page-turner, propelled by the bestselling author\u2019s trademark tension-building, with a few laughs along the way.\u2019
\n\u2013 Radio Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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