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  • Published: 1 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407034195
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

The Evil Seed

an absorbing, dark and chilling novel from bestselling author Joanne Harris




The revised and updated reissue of Joanne Harris's first novel, an absorbing, dark, chilling story.

The haunting first novel by international multi-million copy bestseller Joanne Harris - a captivating and compelling study of human desires and compulsions. Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson, Kate Mosse, Eve Chase and Stacey Halls.

'A dark, gothic romance filled with mystery, jealousy, and violence . . . an interesting and thrilling read' - Style Magazine

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It's never easy to face the fact that a man you once loved passionately has found the girl of his dreams, as Alice discovers when Joe introduces her to his new girlfriend.

Then Alice finds an old diary and reads about two men and the mysterious woman who bewitched them both, buried in Grantchester churchyard half a century ago.

As the stories seem to intertwine, Alice comes to realize that her instinctive hatred of Joe's new girlfriend may not just be due to jealousy, as she is plunged into a nightmare world of obsession, revenge, seduction - and blood.

Caution - May contain vampires...

What readers are saying:
***** 'Totally captivating'
***** 'Had me hooked from the first page, dark, twisting and exciting - a must read'
***** 'A page-turner'
***** 'Cracking stuff - I was hooked'

  • Published: 1 May 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407034195
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 448

About the author

Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris’s Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of many other bestselling novels, including Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, both also featuring Vianne Rocher, as is her new novel The Strawberry Thief. She has also written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and Different Class).

Born in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass and flute in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works in a shed in her garden.

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Praise for The Evil Seed

A dark, gothic romance filled with mystery, jealousy, and violence...an interesting and a thrilling read

Style Magazine