

The Loney
Author: Andrew Michael Hurley
Narrator: Richard Burnip
Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Family Life
Author: Andrew Michael Hurley
Narrator: Richard Burnip
Unabridged: 11 hr 15 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 05/10/2016
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Horror, Family Life
Andrew Michael Hurley lives in Lancashire, where he teaches English literature and creative writing. He has published two short-story collections. His first novel, The Loney, won the Costa First Book Award, was short-listed for the James Herbert Award, and was published in twenty territories.
Richard Burnip is an actor, writer, and historian whose work includes theater, documentaries, audiobooks, and lectures. He has recorded more than seventy audiobooks, including thrillers, histories, biographies, and children’s books. His voice-over work includes documentaries, computer games, multimedia installations, and websites.
This shining star of a book has been so thoroughly praised I feel like a heretic in raising my lonely voice in disagreement! Let me start, though, with what I enjoyed about The Loney. Firstly, Andrew Hurley's prose is lucid and visual, evocative of the scenes he is describing to the extent that I fe......more
I love many kinds of novels, but near the top of my list are the following: scary novels, coming-of-age novels, novels with a sense of place, novels with a gothic atmosphere, well-written novels, novels set in rural backwaters, novels featuring houses with secrets, novels with emotional depth, and n......more
“It’s not just good, it’s great. An amazing piece of fiction.”
Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author“A stunning novel—about faith, the uncanny, strange rituals, and the oddity of human experience. Beautifully written, it’s immensely entertaining, but also deep and wide.”
Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author“This ultimately terrifying debut novel…contains dark, unexpected depths, which only really reveal themselves long after his evocative prose has led you far from shore.”
Entertainment Weekly“A serious drama about the nature of faith. The terrors of this novel feel timeless, almost biblical: there are abominations here, and miracles.”
New York Times Book Review“An eerie, disturbing read that doesn’t let up until its surprise ending.”
Daily Mail (London)“A gothic masterpiece.”
Guardian (London)“Modern classics in this genre are rare, and instant ones even rarer; The Loney, however, looks as though it may be both.”
Telegraph (London)“A masterful excursion into terror.”
Sunday Times (London)“Hurley tantalizes the reader by keeping explanations for what is happening just out of reach, and depicting a natural world beyond understanding. His sensitive portrayal of Tonto and Hanny’s relationship and his insights into religious belief and faith give this eerie tale depth and gravity.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)“The characterizations are superb…This eerily atmospheric and engrossing novel will captivate readers who like their fiction with a touch of the gothic.”
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