The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John BoyneForced to flee the scandal brewing in her hometown, Catherine Goggin finds herself pregnant and alone, in search of a new life at just sixteen. She knows she has no choice but to believe that the nun she entrusts her child to will find him a better life. Cyril Avery is not a real Avery, or so his parents are constantly reminding him. Adopted as a baby, he's never quite felt at home with the family that treats him more as a curious pet than a son. But

to an acute awareness of the restless nature of language itself

Britain has changed its name to Airstrip One and become part of Oceania - one of the three totalitarian blocks dominating the world - ruled by a mysterious leader called Big Brother who keeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal police repression

and the seasons turn

and their later love affairs remains as fresh and beguiling as ever

beside her remaining family

happy or comfortable

there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life

written with poignancy and memorability' The Booker Prize Judges 2020

Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential post-war work of fiction - which enriched the English language with words such as "Newspeak"

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