The Raptures

When several children from the same village start succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to discover the cause has devastating and extraordinary consequences.

''Absolutely MAGNIFICENT: dark, witty, charming. I LOVED it.'' MARIAN KEYES

''Utterly absorbing'' LISA MCINERNEY

''Heart-rending, hilarious . . . it''s a belter'' LOUISE KENNEDY

''Blistering...glorious...written from the guts and from the heart.'' LUCY CALDWELL

''An original and exciting work that''s equal parts terrifying, hilarious and memorable.'' SUNDAY TIMES

It is late June in Ballylack. Hannah Adger anticipates eight long weeks'' reprieve from school, but when her classmate Ross succumbs to a violent and mysterious illness, it marks the beginning of a summer like no other.

As others fall ill, questions about what - or who - is responsible pitch the village into conflict and fearful disarray. Hannah is haunted by guilt as she remai