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The Hours Before Dawn

by Celia Fremlin
RM33.14 MYR Now RM25.69 MYR Save 22%
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The Hours Before Dawn
The Hours Before Dawn

Sleep-deprived mother's taut psychological unraveling.

Imagine you're so exhausted that reality begins to blur. That's Louise's life in "The Hours Before Dawn." Fremlin brilliantly paints a portrait of a woman on the edge, and the additional layer of an unsettling houseguest nests a thriller within a domestic shell. If you relish narratives that explore the psyche under pressure, dressed in the dark fabric of the '50s, this book will grip you, offering little reprieve until its conclusion.

  • Edgar Award for Best Novel (1960)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Hours Before Dawn

by Celia Fremlin
RM33.14 MYR Now RM25.69 MYR Save 22%
Compare to estimated retail price: RM51.79 MYR  

The item you've got your eye on is secondhand. You probably already know that, but just in case!

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ISBN: 9780571338122
Authors: Celia Fremlin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2017-07-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Drama, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Suspense, Mystery, Classics, Crime, Thriller
Goodreads rating: 3.78
(rated by 1380 readers)

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In a new edition of this lost classic, The Hours Before Dawn proves - scarily - as relevant to readers today as it was when Celia Fremlin first wrote it in the 1950s.
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Sleep-deprived mother's taut psychological unraveling.

Imagine you're so exhausted that reality begins to blur. That's Louise's life in "The Hours Before Dawn." Fremlin brilliantly paints a portrait of a woman on the edge, and the additional layer of an unsettling houseguest nests a thriller within a domestic shell. If you relish narratives that explore the psyche under pressure, dressed in the dark fabric of the '50s, this book will grip you, offering little reprieve until its conclusion.

  • Edgar Award for Best Novel (1960)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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