Burntcoat Sarah Hall by Sarah Hall 9780571329342, 0571329349 instant download after payment.

An electrifying novel of mortality, passion, and human connection, set against the backdrop of a deadly global virus - from the "astonishing, miraculous" (Daisy Johnson) Man Booker-nominated writer

"...pretty intense... Burntcoat is marked by superb stylistic economy. As in her short stories, her concerns are expansive... Burntcoat is a fierce, lyrical, not always controlled but compelling work. It sets a high bar for the pandemic novels to come."  -  Lucy Atkins, The Times (UK)

You were the last one here, before I closed the door of Burntcoat. Before we all closed our doors... In an unnamed British city, the virus is spreading, and like everyone else, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness retreats inside. 

She isolates herself in her immense studio, Burntcoat, with Halit, the lover she barely knows. As life outside changes irreparably, inside Burntcoat Edith and Halit find themselves changed as well: by the histories and responsibilities each carries and bears, by the fears and dangers of the world outside, and by the progressions of their new relationship. And Burntcoat will be transformed too, into a new and feverish world, a place in which Edith comes to an understanding of how we survive the impossible - and what is left after we have.

"Known for her searing, highly crafted writing that often incorporates elements of gothic and the surreal, her skilful blend of reality and fiction in this new book makes for an intense read ... a pacy, furious book that seeks to galvanise..."  -  Sarah Gilmartin, The Irish Times

A sharp and stunning novel of art and ambition, mortality and connection, Burntcoat is a major work from "one of our most influential short story writers" (The Guardian). It is an intimate and vital examination of how and why we create - make art, form relationships, build a life - and an urgent exploration of an unprecedented crisis, the repercussions of which are still years in the learning.