The Town That Forgot How to Breathe: A Novel by Kenneth J. Harvey. Paperback

The Town That Forgot How to Breathe: A Novel by Kenneth J. Harvey • Paperback • Picador; First Edition (August 22, 2006) • 480 Pages ———————————————————————————- Something strange is happening in the seaside town of Bareneed. Mythical creatures are being pulled from the sea, perfectly preserved corpses of long-lost villagers are washing up on the shore, and residents of the town are suddenly overcome by a mysterious illness that is making them forget how to breathe. A page-turning gothic thriller reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft, The Town That Forgot How to Breathe is "a novel of dazzling ambition and strange, haunting loveliness. . . . An absolute triumph of the storyteller's art" (Joseph O'Connor, author of Star of the Sea). —————————————————————— REVIEWS “An eerie and gripping story, the work of an extravagantly haunted imagination.” ―J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize winning author of Disgrace “[A] thoughtful, grounded piece of literary horror.” ―San Francisco Chronicle “Haunting, poetic, funny, moving, The Town That Forgot How to Breathe takes on the big themes--the meaning of life, our relationship to the dead, man's place in the rapidly changing modern world--and carries everything off with a surging confidence that leaves the reader, well, breathless.” ―John Harding, Daily Mail (U.K.) “Harvey brings uniquely imaginative storytelling skill to this wickedly allegorical tale. . . . It will frighten readers so much they may never turn out the lights.” ―BookPage