And He Shall Appear, Kate van der Borgh
And He Shall Appear, Kate van der Borgh
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And He Shall Appear

Author: Kate van der Borgh

Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Unabridged: 11 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Fourth Estate

Published: 01/16/2025

Categories: Fiction, Friendship


Synopsis

'As stunning as it is unsettling. A contemporary gothic masterpiece' 'A beautiful and haunting examination of toxic friendships' 'Darkly glamorous' A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 In the hallowed halls of Cambridge, a dangerous obsession takes hold… When a young man arrives in Cambridge as a first-year student, he finds himself an outsider. There’s the punting and the politics, the wine and the waistcoats, all seemingly familiar to everyone but him. Then he falls under the spell of Bryn Cavendish. A notorious party boy and skilled magician, Bryn is magnetic. To be in his circle is to revel in clouds of ecstasy, untouched by the rules. To be exiled is to haunt the peripheries of campus life like a ghost. As the academic year intensifies and Bryn’s magic tricks become more sinister, one question lingers. Is Bryn’s charisma the source of his influence or does he wield a much darker and more dangerous power? What readers are saying… 'I am forever searching for -esque reads and this did not disappoint' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Everything I wanted and more. Reminded me of why I love dark academia!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you enjoyed and , you will love this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I have RAVED about this book to anyone who will listen. The most incredible first chapter I've ever read…' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

About Kate Van Der Borgh

By day, Kate van der Borgh is a freelance copywriter, and by night, she’s usually composing or playing music. She grew up in Lancashire and went on to study music at Cambridge, so there’s a reasonable amount of her in her narrator—including the fact that she was a pianist and reluctant bassoonist. She has, however, never had reason to suspect that her best friend has occult powers. Her short fiction has been published by The Fiction Desk, and she’s a graduate of Faber’s six-month Writing a Novel course. She is based in London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on September 20, 2024

The unnamed male narrator has been musical from birth, his talents securing him a place at Cambridge around the turn of the millennium. A state school attendee, he arrives from a small northern town, the gifted proverbial fish out of water. Maybe this is a chance for reinvention though perhaps Cambr......more

Goodreads review by Blair on January 16, 2025

A music student arrives in Cambridge to start his degree, aware his ordinary background marks him out as an outsider. Things start to change when he forms an unlikely friendship with the wealthy and charismatic Bryn Cavendish, a talented magician with a thing for the occult. Yet as their bond deepen......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on November 13, 2024

The Secret History meets Saltburn and In My Dreams I Hold a Knife. An unnamed narrator feels out of his depth studying music at Cambridge amidst people moving in a whole other world - separated by class, connection, and finesse. He becomes entranced by Bryn, the centre of everyone’s life at their co......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 19, 2025

Dark academia is en vogue at the moment, spawning its own sub-sub-genres all over the place. Kate van der Borgh's debut, And He Shall Appear, is what I shall refer to as classic dark academia, with a direct through-line from The Secret History. Our unnamed narrator arrives at an unnamed Cambridge co......more

Goodreads review by Kieran on January 12, 2025

yk what hell yeah......more