: Highly recommended for fans of period thrillers and dark, suspenseful narratives. Community Perspectives on " The Abstainer "
This novel is widely praised as a gripping, atmospheric historical thriller set in 19th-century Manchester. abstainer
: McGuire masterfully recreates the "pungent atmosphere" of a Victorian industrial city, including slaughterhouses and rat-baiting arenas. : Highly recommended for fans of period thrillers
are not tempted by things once they are "off-limits". are not tempted by things once they are "off-limits"
: Reviewers from The Guardian describe the writing as having the "vividness and economy of a screenplay," likening its grit and tension to " The Wire by gaslight ". Strengths :
“The conclusion seems inevitable, somehow even more so when it turned out not to be the one I’d been anticipating... The scene is jarring, heartbreaking—and brilliant.” The New York Times · 5 years ago Personality Review: Are You an Abstainer?