Claire Fuller lives in Winchester, England. "Our Endless Numbered Days" is her first novel.
."..the book is almost impossible to put down. Fuller weaves a
hypnotic intensity of detail into her narrative that gives every
lie the feel of truth, like the soundless piano with weighted keys
that Peggy's father painstakingly crafts out of a plank pried loose
from the cabin wall. She and her father sing the notes as she plays
the silent instrument, reading from a piece of Ute's old sheet
music. It's an elegant metaphor for the book's heartbreaking
central question: What's worse a mother's absence or a father's
lies?"
"The Chicago Tribune"
"Like Emma Donoghue's "Room," Fuller's thoroughly immersive debut
takes child kidnapping to a whole new level of disturbing. . .
.Fuller alternates Peggy's time in the forest with chapters that
take place [nine years later] in 1985 after she reunites with her
motherbuilding an ever-present sense of foreboding and allowing
readers to piece together well-placed clues."
"Publishers Weekly"
"Fuller's compelling coming-of-age story, narrated from the
perspective of Peggy's return to civilization, is delivered in
translucent prose. [...] this is memorable first work from a talent
to watch."
"Kirkus"
"The saga of Peggy s struggle in the face of prolonged trauma is
vividly told, while Fuller s careful pacing gradually reveals the
mystery of a life that is as sympathetic as it is haunting."
"Booklist"
"Standout debut [...] Don't let this gripping story pass you
by."
"Library Journal"
"A dark but poignant coming-of-age story."
"School Library Journal," Starred Review
"A post-apocalyptic debut with a twist. An obsessive survivalist
abducts his daughter in this gripping family drama."
"The Guardian"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is inspired by fairytales; the story s
menace is more "Hansel and Gretel" than that of a parent s
real-life horror story. Peggy, a young girl, is stolen away by her
survivalist father to die Hutte, a ramshackle cottage in a European
forest, and tells her that the end of the world has come, that her
mother has died and they are the only survivors. [...] Fuller
handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of a
fairytale, full of clues, questions and intrigue."
"The Times"
"Fuller evokes the natural world's beauty and brutality as her
characters endure nine torrid years in the forest and the novel
reaches a sinister conclusion."
"The Independent"
"Claire Fuller s bewitching debut takes us from the cosy confines
of a London home to the dark heart of the forest, following the
breadcrumb trail of eight-year-old Peggy Hillcoat. [...] Like all
good fairy tales, this is a book filled with suspense and
revelation, light and shadow and the overwhelming feeling that
nothing is quite as it seems in the Hillcoats lives. It s
spellbinding, scary stuff."
"The Sunday Express"
"It's simplicity is deceptivethe story is compelling and is driven
with themes of control and endurance. And its ending's a jolter. A
thoroughly brilliant and disturbing debut."
"The Sunday Sport"
[R]ealistic, harrowing, immersive and poetic. . . ."Our Endless
Numbered Days" is an absorbing debut from a talented writer. Its
ever-present sense of dread and compelling but not always reliable
narrator make for a fast-paced, satisfying, page-turning
read..."
"Minneapolis Star Tribune"
"In this astonishing debut novel, Fuller succeeds on every level,
from the aching, gorgeous sentences that make you stop, reread,
repeat, to the plot twist that makes "Gone Girl" look like a
plot-by-number stock formula. Peggy s journey is an epic you ll be
replaying like a favorite song in your mind for weeks, and the
ending deserves an extra hour blocked out for book club. An
ovation-worthy triumph that is un-missable, inescapable, and
unforgettable."
"Bustle"
..".haunting, suspenseful and deftly written warning of the dangers
of being led into the forestand a memorably chilling first
novel."
"Metro"
"You don't really know what's going on in this surreal
psychological thriller until the OMG-worthy denouement. [...]
Prepare yourself."
"Flare"
"Compulsive, charming, sinister...could well become a classic."
"Stylist Magazine"
"As disturbing as it is at times delightful, and as beautiful as it
is brutal, "Our Endless Numbered Days" should do for Claire Fuller
what "Room" did for Emma Donoghue. It s a darkly fantastic first
novel I recommend you read immediately."
Tor.com
"An astonishing debut. A beautifully crafted and intriguing
story."
Litro
"An auspicious debut, an unforgettable psychological thriller with
one of the most haunting unreliable narrators I have ever
encountered."
Largehearted Boy
"This powerful debut novel explores the strength and
resourcefulness of the human spirit when faced with unimaginable
circumstances. . . . The descriptions transport the reader straight
to the wilderness, from which they may never return. This novel
will stay with the reader long after the last page is
finished."
VOYA
"Once I picked up the book, I couldn t put it down."
Rosemary and Reading Glasses
"It is only when Fuller, like a master magician, sweeps the cloak
away in the final pages that we see how deftly she has rearranged
the objects of Peggy s life. And like any spellbound audience, we
are left shocked and surprised."
Gilmore Guide to Books
""Our Endless Numbered Days" by Claire Fuller is an illuminating,
devastating and completely unforgettable debut novel. Highly
recommended."
Pamreader
"Flitting between Peggy's past and present, Fuller's denouement is
perfectly planned, parting the curtains with mathematical precision
until the suspicious reader's jaw drops in horror."
We Love This Book
"So much of the initial press on this book uses words like
'haunting, ' 'beautiful, ' 'breathtaking, ' and normally that kind
of hype makes me cringe. But it s all true. "Our Endless Numbered
Days" is all of those things, and more. You ll ache for Peggy, and
the way she s been deluded, especially when everything is revealed
at the end of the story. All I ll say is: plot twist. You won t be
disappointed."
Keysmash
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is a dark novel of the most enjoyable
kind and, at the time of writing, the best book I ve read this
year."
Shiny New Books
"Claire Fuller is a truly exceptional writer, and this book is
quite unforgettable."
Being Anne
"Graciously written and capriciously imagined, "Our Endless
Numbered Days" holds up a magnifying lens to the human spirit and
deftly captures both its fragility and its resilience. The
brilliant ending, like the best endings do, casts new light on all
that comes before it."
Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls"
"I finished this book and turned right back to the first page to
start it again. Like the wilderness into which Claire Fuller's
characters disappear, "Our Endless Numbered Days" is rigged with
barbs and poisons, tricks and tragedies. It's weird and wild and
sometimes terrifying, but it's also beautiful and heartbreaking and
breathlessly alive."
Amy Stewart, author of "New York Times" Bestseller "The Drunken
Botanist"
"This young girl s harrowing experience growing up in the
wilderness and living only with her father establishes that what s
more terrifying than the perils of nature is being made captive by
the ideals of one s parents. The lasting impression of "Our Endless
Numbered Days," which gracefully seesaws back and forth between two
different time periods, however, is not one of how horrid an
experience can be, but how resourceful and resilient the human
psyche can become in order to survive. Fuller eschews the
conventional means of providing labored explanations of emotions,
and in its place deftly relies on the power of description to
invoke genuine feeling. The result is beautiful. It will keep you
turning the pages, and long afterwards it will keep you turning
over in your mind the events in this haunting story."
Yannick Murphy, author of "The Call" and "This Is the Water"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is suspenseful, utterly riveting, and
as dark as midnight in the forest."
Rebecca Hunt, author of "Everland" and "Mr. Chartwell"
"["Our Endless Numbered Days"] is indeed a remarkable first novel,
I was much impressed by the conviction of the child's eye view, the
vivid climate and the power of the narrative."
Penelope Lively, author of "Dancing Fish and Ammonites"
"Disturbing, poignant, compelling, beautiful these are just a few
words that come to mind when describing Claire Fuller's debut
novel, "Our Endless Numbered Days." In 1970s London, eight-year-old
Peggy Hillcoat lives with her concert pianist mother, Ute, and her
father, James, an obsessive survivalist. After months of training
and drills, James takes Peggy away to live alone with him in the
forest, telling her that the rest of the world has been destroyed.
Fuller's striking prose and description of Peggy's ordeal and
resilience results in a page-turner that is hard to put down.
Rarely has a novel captured our attention so fully and
immediately..."
Powell's Books"
"Like Emma Donoghue's "Room," Fuller's thoroughly immersive debut
takes child kidnapping to a whole new level of disturbing. . .
.Fuller alternates Peggy's time in the forest with chapters that
take place [nine years later] in 1985 after she reunites with her
mother--building an ever-present sense of foreboding and allowing
readers to piece together well-placed clues."
--"Publishers Weekly"
"Fuller's compelling coming-of-age story, narrated from the
perspective of Peggy's return to civilization, is delivered in
translucent prose. [...] this is memorable first work from a talent
to watch."
--"Kirkus"
"The saga of Peggy's struggle in the face of prolonged trauma is
vividly told, while Fuller's careful pacing gradually reveals the
mystery of a life that is as sympathetic as it is haunting."
--"Booklist"
"Standout debut [...] Don't let this gripping story pass you
by."
--"Library Journal"
"A dark but poignant coming-of-age story."
--"School Library Journal," Starred Review
"A post-apocalyptic debut with a twist. An obsessive survivalist
abducts his daughter in this gripping family drama."
--"The Guardian"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is inspired by fairytales; the story's
menace is more "Hansel and Gretel" than that of a parent's
real-life horror story. Peggy, a young girl, is stolen away by her
survivalist father to "die Hutte," a ramshackle cottage in a
European forest, and tells her that the end of the world has come,
that her mother has died and they are the only survivors. [...]
Fuller handles the tension masterfully in this grown-up thriller of
a fairytale, full of clues, questions and intrigue."
--"The Times"
"Fuller evokes the natural world's beauty and brutality as her
characters endure nine torrid years in the forest and the novel
reaches a sinister conclusion."
--"The Independent"
"Claire Fuller's bewitching debut takes us from the cosy confines
of a London home to the dark heart of the forest, following the
breadcrumb trail of eight-year-old Peggy Hillcoat. [...] Like all
good fairy tales, this is a book filled with suspense and
revelation, light and shadow and the overwhelming feeling that
nothing is quite as it seems in the Hillcoats' lives. It's
spellbinding, scary stuff."
--"The Sunday Express"
"It's simplicity is deceptive--the story is compelling and is
driven with themes of control and endurance. And its ending's a
jolter. A thoroughly brilliant and disturbing debut."
--"The Sunday Sport"
..".haunting, suspenseful and deftly written warning of the dangers
of being led into the forest--and a memorably chilling first
novel."
--"Metro"
"You don't really know what's going on in this surreal
psychological thriller until the OMG-worthy denouement. [...]
Prepare yourself."
--"Flare"
"As disturbing as it is at times delightful, and as beautiful as it
is brutal, "Our Endless Numbered Days"should do for Claire Fuller
what "Room" did for Emma Donoghue. It's a darkly fantastic first
novel I recommend you read immediately."
--Tor.com
"An astonishing debut. A beautifully crafted and intriguing
story."
--Litro
""Our Endless Numbered Days" by Claire Fuller is an illuminating,
devastating and completely unforgettable debut novel. Highly
recommended."
--Pamreader
"Flitting between Peggy's past and present, Fuller's denouement is
perfectly planned, parting the curtains with mathematical precision
until the suspicious reader's jaw drops in horror."
--We Love This Book
"Graciously written and capriciously imagined, "Our Endless
Numbered Days" holds up a magnifying lens to the human spirit and
deftly captures both its fragility and its resilience. The
brilliant ending, like the best endings do, casts new light on all
that comes before it."
--Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls"
"I finished this book and turned right back to the first page to
start it again. Like the wilderness into which Claire Fuller's
characters disappear, "Our Endless Numbered Days" is rigged with
barbs and poisons, tricks and tragedies. It's weird and wild and
sometimes terrifying, but it's also beautiful and heartbreaking and
breathlessly alive."
--Amy Stewart, author of "New York Times" Bestseller "The Drunken
Botanist"
"This young girl's harrowing experience growing up in the
wilderness and living only with her father establishes that what's
more terrifying than the perils of nature is being made captive by
the ideals of one's parents. The lasting impression of "Our Endless
Numbered Days," which gracefully seesaws back and forth between two
different time periods, however, is not one of how horrid an
experience can be, but how resourceful and resilient the human
psyche can become in order to survive. Fuller eschews the
conventional means of providing labored explanations of emotions,
and in its place deftly relies on the power of description to
invoke genuine feeling. The result is beautiful. It will keep you
turning the pages, and long afterwards it will keep you turning
over in your mind the events in this haunting story."
--Yannick Murphy, author of "The Call" and "This Is the Water"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is suspenseful, utterly riveting, and
as dark as midnight in the forest."
--Rebecca Hunt, author of "Everland" and "Mr. Chartwell"
"["Our Endless Numbered Days"] is indeed a remarkable first novel,
I was much impressed by the conviction of the child's eye view, the
vivid climate and the power of the narrative."
--Penelope Lively, author of "Dancing Fish and Ammonites"
*"Our Endless Numbered Days" makes "Chicago Tribune's"
most-anticipated list
"I finished this book and turned right back to the first page to
start it again. Like the wilderness into which Claire Fuller's
characters disappear, "Our Endless Numbered Days" is rigged with
barbs and poisons, tricks and tragedies. It's weird and wild and
sometimes terrifying, but it's also beautiful and heartbreaking and
breathlessly alive."
--Amy Stewart, author of "New York Times" Bestseller "The Drunken
Botanist"
"This young girl's harrowing experience growing up in the
wilderness and living only with her father establishes that what's
more terrifying than the perils of nature is being made captive by
the ideals of one's parents. The lasting impression of "Our Endless
Numbered Days," which gracefully seesaws back and forth between two
different time periods, however, is not one of how horrid an
experience can be, but how resourceful and resilient the human
psyche can become in order to survive. Fuller eschews the
conventional means of providing labored explanations of emotions,
and in its place deftly relies on the power of description to
invoke genuine feeling. The result is beautiful. It will keep you
turning the pages, and long afterwards it will keep you turning
over in your mind the events in this haunting story."
--Yannick Murphy, author of "The Call" and "This Is the Water"
"Graciously written and capriciously imagined, "Our Endless
Numbered Days" holds up a magnifying lens to the human spirit and
deftly captures both its fragility and its resilience. The
brilliant ending, like the best endings do, casts new light on all
that comes before it."
--Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is suspenseful, utterly riveting, and
as dark as midnight in the forest."
--Rebecca Hunt, author of "Everland" and "Mr. Chartwell"
"A poignant tale of Peggy Hillcoat, an eight year old girl, who is
taken into the forest to live by her survivalist father. He tells
her that they are the only two people left in the world. Her
struggle to deal with this change in her life is compelling and
keeps you turning the pages to see what is going to happen next.
There are twists and turns and secrets to learn. Great story!"
--Stephanie, Page and Palette
"The last pages were something else! Can't wait to sell it next
spring."
--Javier Ramirez, The Book Table
"I finished this book and turned right back to the first page to
start it again. Like the wilderness into which Claire Fuller's
characters disappear, "Our Endless Numbered Days" is rigged with
barbs and poisons, tricks and tragedies. It's weird and wild and
sometimes terrifying, but it's also beautiful and heartbreaking and
breathlessly alive."
--Amy Stewart, author of "New York Times" Bestseller "The Drunken
Botanist"
"This young girl's harrowing experience growing up in the
wilderness and living only with her father establishes that what's
more terrifying than the perils of nature is being made captive by
the ideals of one's parents. The lasting impression of "Our Endless
Numbered Days," which gracefully seesaws back and forth between two
different time periods, however, is not one of how horrid an
experience can be, but how resourceful and resilient the human
psyche can become in order to survive. Fuller eschews the
conventional means of providing labored explanations of emotions,
and in its place deftly relies on the power of description to
invoke genuine feeling. The result is beautiful. It will keep you
turning the pages, and long afterwards it will keep you turning
over in your mind the events in this haunting story."
--Yannick Murphy, author of "The Call" and "This Is the Water"
"Graciously written and capriciously imagined, "Our Endless
Numbered Days" holds up a magnifying lens to the human spirit and
deftly captures both its fragility and its resilience. The
brilliant ending, like the best endings do, casts new light on all
that comes before it."
--Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of "The Painted Girls"
""Our Endless Numbered Days" is suspenseful, utterly riveting, and
as dark as midnight in the forest."
--Rebecca Hunt, author of "Everland" and "Mr. Chartwell"
"A poignant tale of Peggy Hillcoat, an eight year old girl, who is
taken into the forest to live by her survivalist father. He tells
her that they are the only two people left in the world. Her
struggle to deal with this change in her life is compelling and
keeps you turning the pages to see what is going to happen next.
There are twists and turns and secrets to learn. Great story!"
--Stephanie, Page and Palette
"The last pages were something else! Can't wait to sell it next
spring."
--Javier Ramirez, The Book Table
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