From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 13 Minutes and the writer behind Netflix’s Behind Her Eyes comes a heart-breaking, heart-stopping tale of love, life and death which will take your breath away.
Toby is a boy who has forgotten how to live.
Clara is a girl who was born to die.
Toby’s life was perfectly normal . . .
Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House. Isolated from the outside world the inhabitants of are watched for any signs of a mysterious illness . . .
Clara was a girl who had everything. Adored by her friends and her family, her life was destined for greatness. Now, Clara is the newest resident of the Death House and she’s determined not to allow her life to end there.
This is Toby and Clara’s story.
Readers love The Death House:
‘A marvel of a read, beautifully emotional, so terribly addictive that I read it in one afternoon and just as a warning, will stomp all over your heart and make it bleed’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A beautifully told story. [Pinborough] has captured the lives, fears, small pockets of happiness and the complexity of the lives and losses of those involved. The hopes, loves and fears of the characters are superbly evoked before a heart-rending yet inevitable conclusion’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘One of those rare books for which there are just not enough stars. Beautiful. And now I must go and wring out my heart’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I love books like this, the sort of fiction that promotes introspection . . . This beautiful story ends on a pitch-perfect bittersweet note. I’ll happily admit, I felt emotionally drained when I got to the last page’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘The Death House is an impressive story about life and death, living in uncertainty, having a terrible inescapable destiny, friendship and love’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Toby is a boy who has forgotten how to live.
Clara is a girl who was born to die.
Toby’s life was perfectly normal . . .
Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House. Isolated from the outside world the inhabitants of are watched for any signs of a mysterious illness . . .
Clara was a girl who had everything. Adored by her friends and her family, her life was destined for greatness. Now, Clara is the newest resident of the Death House and she’s determined not to allow her life to end there.
This is Toby and Clara’s story.
Readers love The Death House:
‘A marvel of a read, beautifully emotional, so terribly addictive that I read it in one afternoon and just as a warning, will stomp all over your heart and make it bleed’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘A beautifully told story. [Pinborough] has captured the lives, fears, small pockets of happiness and the complexity of the lives and losses of those involved. The hopes, loves and fears of the characters are superbly evoked before a heart-rending yet inevitable conclusion’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘One of those rare books for which there are just not enough stars. Beautiful. And now I must go and wring out my heart’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘I love books like this, the sort of fiction that promotes introspection . . . This beautiful story ends on a pitch-perfect bittersweet note. I’ll happily admit, I felt emotionally drained when I got to the last page’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘The Death House is an impressive story about life and death, living in uncertainty, having a terrible inescapable destiny, friendship and love’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Reviews
A very evocative, quick read - I really recommend it if you're looking for a very chilling, mysterious standalone novel
The Death House is sad, stealthily creepy, emotionally haunting and quite brilliant
The Death House was a marvel of a read, beautifully emotional, so terribly addictive that I read it in one afternoon and just as a warning, will stomp all over your heart and make it bleed
There are curveballs and plot twists galore, and more than a handful of tear-jerkers as the story progresses, but all of it is crafted with a care and attention to detail that defines what a good narrative and cracking tale it really is
fascinating characters, sinister undertones and mysterious circumstances it makes for an incredibly addictive read
The Death House is emotive, thoughtful and memorable - remarkably subversive in its complex nature all wrapped up in a superb ending" - one to read in 2015
Sarah Pinborough has managed to write one of the saddest love stories I have read in a while, reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet by being tragic and yet also triumphant
The Death House is a dazzlingly emotional account of growing up, death and bits in between as well as an early contender for the book of the year
Sarah Pinborough has managed to write one of the saddest love stories I have read in a while, reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet by being tragic and yet also triumphant
Moving and totally involving. I couldn't put it down
Pinborough layers a beautiful account of that first, maddening, youthful love, alongside the friendship and brotherhood only found in those doomed to die together. It's poignant and tear-jerking: the ending is stunning, and I haven't cried this much at a book in a long time
The attraction of The Death House is its tragedy. This book is bleak and horrible and you will love it
This is a touching tale that will linger long after you've finished reading, haunting and heartbreakingly sad
It surprised me, it warmed me, it charmed me and shocked me both, and it's brilliant.
The Death House is a stunning novel, and a harsh reminder that our lives are simply fragile, fleeting, heart-breaking and most likely destined to end long before we want
fascinating characters, sinister undertones and mysterious circumstances it makes for an incredibly addictive read
The Fault in Our Stars for the dystopian fan?....brilliantly written and moving, this is definitely recommended
Death becomes her - Sarah Pinborough's most powerful work to date
Sarah Pinborough has created an incredible book with The Death House. Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances highlighting the power of humanity....The writer's deft touch leaves the reader emotional. You might feel like your heart has been stomped on
The Death House is something completely different and doesn't fall into one definite category. There are many thoughts underlying the storyline but the most prominent ones are an extraordinary love story...it won't let you go without breaking your heart
In a world where detah is everywhere, every breath, every heartbeat becomes previous. Pinborough's vivid writing ensures her readers feel every one
[Pinborough] deftly manages to pull elements from various places, from horror tropes to science fiction or thriller or crime and re-weaves them into something far more compelling... she also manages to craft a book which functions perfectly well as an engrossing tale for an adult or for a YA reader.
you turn the pages begging for the story to continue ever further and not reach its poetic but terrible conclusion so fast. It will leave you in tears.
shocking and gripping, albeit ultimately hopeful and utterly moving, and it's Sarah Pinborough's finest novel to date
A bleak but compulsive tale...The Death House could be her finest novel yet
Impressive and moving
Unsettling, frightening and in the end uplifting, The Death House has stayed with me
Compelling, heat braking, yet sinister this novel is beautifully written and thought-provoking
First things first: Sarah Pinborough's latest novel, The Death House, made me cry...The Death House is the best book you'll read in 2015, guaranteed, and Sarah Pinborough cements her place as one of our finest living novelists
This is a powerful book; emotional and frightening with a killer ending. An absolute must read.
Situated somewhere between Margaret Atwoods' The Handmaid's Tale and William Golding's Lord of the Flies, The Death House is a moving triumph with a gut-punch of a denouement