Her work has been published in over a dozen countries and in nearly twice as many magazines, newspapers, and literary journals. Sara gran is the author of the novels saturns return to new york, dope, and claire dewitt and the city of the dead, the first in a detective series. She also writes for film and television and has been published in the new york times, the new orleans times picayune. Review come closer by sara gran thats what she read. Feb 28, 2019 director david slade, writer sara gran, producer michael london team on antons psychological thriller, come closer. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
A memo to her boss thats replaced by obscene insults. Mar 10, 2005 buy come closer by gran, sara from amazons fiction books store. Come closer is a truly terrifying novella written by sara gran that was originally published in 2003 and it can be devoured in one sitting. Alle boeken van sara gran in een overzicht met boekomslag, flaptekst en publicatie historie. Come closer movie coming from director david slade film. Amandaa successful architect in a happy marriagefinds her life going off kilter by degrees.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Written by sara gran, audiobook narrated by julie mckay. Sara gran has written more than a dark fiction about demon possession, she wrote a book about the female psyche, about the impulse of civilized people to do harm to those we love and those we dont. Read come closer by sara gran available from rakuten kobo. David slade directing adaptation of sara grans come closer. Born in brooklyn in 1971, gran lived in brooklyn until 2004. Sep 18, 2018 sara gran sara gran is the author of saturns return to new york, come closer, dope, as well as two previous novels featuring claire dewitt. Slade will be directing an adaptation of author sara grans 2003 novel come closer and you can buy a copy of that here.
Amanda is happily married to ed, works as an architect, and likes her life. It tells the story of amanda who is a successful architect with a loving husband and a lovely home life, but things are not as they seem. Come closer is one of grans six novels to date, most recently. Come closer npr coverage of come closer by sara gran. Its a marvel of restraint and taste, and still it worms its. Her novel claire dewitt and the city of the dead is the first in a series. Sue grafton i just burned through claire dewitt and the city of the dead, and its the first truly fantastic book ive read this year. She suffers occasional blackouts, yet there is no medical explanation. Based on the novel of the same name, and written by the novels author sara gran berlin station, southland, come closer follows a young architect who may be the victim of a. Born in brooklyn, sara lived in new york city until 2004. Sara gran recombines all the elements of good, solid storytelling and lifts something original from a wellloved form.
In a decidedly creepy departure from her debut saturns return to new york, 2001. For me, sara gran touches on a subject that hits very close to home. Slade has a long history with the horror genre, having helmed 30 days of. Sara grans delectably creepy novel come closer is getting the big screen treatment, thanks to filmmaker david slade.
Specializing in mystery fiction and all its subgenres, including detective, crime, hardboiled, thrillers, espionage, and suspense. Come closer by sara gran a recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. A startling number of writers have told me that this is either the best, or one of the best books theyve ever read. Sara gran is the author of the novels dope, come closer, saturns return to new york, and the claire dewitt series. Buy come closer book online at best prices in india on. Feb 06, 2019 sara gran is the author of the novels saturns return to new york, dope, and claire dewitt and the city of the dead, the first in a detective series. Her work has been published in more than a dozen countries. When i purchased this book, i couldnt wait to receive it. Sara gran s come closer ought to carry a warning to readers. David slade to direct antons psychological thriller come. Sara gran is the author of the acclaimed novel come closer, which has been translated into nine languages. Great literary horror is few and far between, so when my friends at goodreads started raving about a book called come closer, i had to read it.
From the author of saturns return to new york comes this dark psychological thriller. Come closer by sara gran overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sara grans come closer ought to carry a warning to readers. Sara gran has written an intelligent horror story, a literary creepshow that works its magic subtly and well. Buy come closer book online at low prices in india come. Margot livesey i read come closer on the train, in a snowstorm, on a cold december night. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Her work has been published in over a dozen countries and as many languages. If everything in amandas life is so perfect, then why the mood swings, the obscene thoughts, the urge to harm the people. Claire dewitt and the city of the dead claire dewitt series. Jul 01, 2003 great literary horror is few and far between, so when my friends at goodreads started raving about a book called come closer, i had to read it. Not everything is going to have the same impact on every, single reader because we all come to the story with so much baggagepreferences, worldviews, triggers, perspectives, pet peeves, history, so much baggage.
Located at 58 warren st in new york city, we are open mondaysaturday from 11am7pm. A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment. Sep 18, 2018 sara gran is the author of saturns return to new york, come closer, dope, as well as two previous novels featuring claire dewitt. If everything in amandas life is so perfect, then why the mood swings. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Two years later, she came out with another novel, come closer. What begins as a sly fable about frustrated desire evolves into a genuinely scary novel about possession and insanity. Her third claire dewitt novel, the infinite blacktop, was published on september 18, 2018.
Come closer was a hard book to write because the narrative structure of that book is unusual, and i didnt realize at the time how unusual it was. Hypnotic bret easton ellis, author of american psycho. This is the first fresh literary voice ive heard in years. Sara gran is the author of five critically acclaimed novels, including come closer and dope as well as the claire dewitt series. Her work has been published in over a dozen countries and in nearly twice as many magazines, new. Gran is the author of six novels, including come closer and dope. Sara gran come closer sara gran from the author of saturns return to new york comes this dark psychological thriller. So claims the beguiling narrator of come closer, and after reading this spare and menacing tale, the reader has to agree. Come closer, the first of her novels to appear in the uk, has now been published in fourteen countries. Hypnotic, disturbing, and written with such unerring confidence you believe every word, come closer is one of the most precise and graceful pieces of fiction ive read in a long time.
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