PURE PB A FORMAT – ANDREW MILLER

***Out now: Andrew Miller s new novel THE LAND IN WINTER*** ANDREW MILLER S WRITING IS A SOURCE OF WONDER AND DELIGHT Hilary Mantel ONE OF OUR MOST SKILFUL CHRONICLERS OF THE HUMAN HEART AND MIND Sunday Times ***Winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award*** Irresistibly compelling Sunday Telegraph * Dazzling Guardian * A work of beauty The Times An enthralling tale of an extraordinary year in pre-revolutionary Paris from the critically acclaimed author of Oxygen and The Slowworm s Song Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer charged by the king with demolishing it. At first Baratte sees this as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long, he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own. PRAISE FOR ANDREW MILLER Unique, visionary, a master at unmasking humanity Sarah Hall A highly intelligent writer, both exciting and contemplative The Times A wonderful storyteller Spectator