![]() ![]() The key events fall unevenly (to its credit) and as more and more secrets are revealed, you come to wonder what is true and what isn’t. Psychologically disturbing, akin to Iain Banks’ The Wasp Factory (with a moment that will similarly live on in my mind, even if not quite as vividly) and Stephen King, this is one of those books that gets under your skin and makes you question everything you’re reading. As the summer progresses, however, Holland’s pranks become more and more sinister, and Niles can’t keep excusing them. ![]() As the family gather one summer to mourn the death of the boys’ father, Mrs Perry still hasn’t recovered from the shock of her husband’s accident, and the Holland and Niles are left to roam the farm unsupervised. Holland, however, is bold and a terrible influence, with a darkness in his soul that makes him fond of destructive pranks. Niles is the sort of boy who makes his parents proud, kind and pleasant. Identical twins, Holland and Niles Perry, are thirteen-years-old, and despite looking the same and having a very close relationship, they couldn’t be more different. ![]() Although he had quite a successful career in his day and there was even a film made of this book, these days he’s nothing like a household name, especially in Britain. Thomas Tryon is one of the forgotten authors I found last year. “How old do you think Miss DeGroot really is?” ![]()
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