Synopsis
'Challenging and disturbing, The Melting is an incredibly cruel fable about friendship and adolescence . . . Spit knows no fear. It is we, the readers, that are left trembling.' - Leïla Slimani, author of Lullaby
Eva can trace the route to Pim’s farm with her eyes closed, even though she has not been to Bovenmeer for many years. There she...
Details
13 May 2021416 pages
9781509838691Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Challenging and disturbing, The Melting is an incredibly cruel fable about friendship and adolescence . . . Lize Spit raises the tension and accelerates the suspense until reaching a dark and majestic ending . . . She knows no fear. It is we, the readers, that are left trembling.Leïla Slimani, Le Monde
The Melting is like a long-range missile that at first only casts a dark shadow as it flies overhead, apparently without causing any damage, but then strikes its target with calculated precision.De Standaard
So good you can hardly believe it's a first novel.Information
Fascinating . . . Terrifying, dark, both foreign and familiar, this first novel leaves a taste of delicious unease.L'Express
