- Published: 1 October 2008
- ISBN: 9780099513421
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $30.00
The Outcast
- Published: 1 October 2008
- ISBN: 9780099513421
- Imprint: Vintage
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 464
- RRP: $30.00
An elegant, subtle, haunting novel that stayed with me long after I finished it. Sadie Jones has a long literary future ahead of her
Tracy Chevalier
The prose is elegant and spare, but the story it reveals is raw and explosive... Devastatingly good'
Eithne Farry, Daily Mail
Jones's story is imbued with brooding atmosphere and drama. Understated and elegantly narrated with attention to period detail, this is a gripping love story with a twist. If you liked Atonement by Ian McEwan, you'll love this
Harper's Bazaar
Eminently readable first novel....reads like a thriller, the tension and menace build expertly...a powerful, promising first novel
Financial Times
She writes with simmering intensity... particularly strong on atmosphere... Jones uses small, startling phrases to convey depths of passion and information and she can make seemingly innocuous passages radiate beauty
Sunday Telegraph
A dark but beautifully written, heart-wringing suspense tale... The claustrophobic, menacing atmosphere of Sadie Jones's page-turning debut never lets up, and that's admirable enough, but it's more than narrative tension that makes the novel special. Her writing is deeply affecting... the quality of the writing and the desire to see justice done keep one reading avidly
Independent on Sunday
Controlled, insightful first novel... Comparisons with Ian McEwan are inevitable, but Jones's assured, compassionate writing is satisfyingly original
Guardian
This hotly-tipped debut certainly delivers. The prose is clean and clear; so disciplined and spare
Independent
Sadie Jones proves she's no novice when it comes to poignant prose with this, her debut novel... The sense of mounting suspense coupled with the beautifully drawn characterisation makes this a novel that's guaranteed to get right under your skin
Glamour
This elegantly written debut novel brings to life both her alienated and damaged protagonist and the small minded community that condemns him
Sunday Times
The writing is impressive from the start, both succinct and fluent
TLS
Sadie Jones' take on an introverted and self-destructive teen is fresh and believable... An assured and engaging debut ****
Metro
My Life in Books: 'It's an incredible, dark, emotional story.
Fay Ripley, Easy Living
Beautifully crafted, wonderfully filmic, very real and emotional. It keeps you guessing. All you want in a book
Nathaniel Parker, Daily Express
The prose is elegant and spare, but the story it reveals is raw and explosive... Devastatingly good'
Eithne Farry, Daily Mail
Febrile and atmospheric
Good Book Guide