The Devil's Footprints

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book The Devil's Footprints by John Burnside, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Author: John Burnside ISBN: 9780307472519
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: February 10, 2009
Imprint: Anchor Language: English
Author: John Burnside
ISBN: 9780307472519
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: February 10, 2009
Imprint: Anchor
Language: English

A novel of mysterious beauty, The Devil's Footprintsexplores the elemental forces of everyday life: love, fear, grief, and the hope of redemption.Michael Gardiner has lived in Coldhaven all his life yet still feels like an outsider. Married but distant from his wife, he discovers that a school friend, Moira Birnie, has killed herself and her two sons by setting their car ablaze. However, she spared her fourteen-year-old daughter, Hazel. As teenagers, Michael and Moira had a brief romance, yet more troubling is the fact that Michael was responsible for the death of Moira's brother, the town bully. In the wake of this most recent tragedy, Michael becomes obsessed with Hazel, and she convinces him to take her away from the village and her abusive father, with devastating consequences.

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A novel of mysterious beauty, The Devil's Footprintsexplores the elemental forces of everyday life: love, fear, grief, and the hope of redemption.Michael Gardiner has lived in Coldhaven all his life yet still feels like an outsider. Married but distant from his wife, he discovers that a school friend, Moira Birnie, has killed herself and her two sons by setting their car ablaze. However, she spared her fourteen-year-old daughter, Hazel. As teenagers, Michael and Moira had a brief romance, yet more troubling is the fact that Michael was responsible for the death of Moira's brother, the town bully. In the wake of this most recent tragedy, Michael becomes obsessed with Hazel, and she convinces him to take her away from the village and her abusive father, with devastating consequences.

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