An environmental disaster movie of a thriller, from the celebrated author of The Ninth Life of Louis Drax.
In a merciless summer of biblical heat and destructive winds, Gabrielle Fox's main concern is a personal one: to rebuild her career as a psychologist after a shattering car accident. But when she is assigned Bethany Krall, one of the most dangerous teenagers in the country, she begins to fear she has made a terrible mistake. Raised on a diet of evangelistic hellfire, Bethany is violent, delusional, cruelly intuitive and insistent that she can foresee natural disasters - a claim which Gabrielle interprets as a symptom of doomsday delusion. But when catastrophes begin to occur on the very dates Bethany has predicted, and a brilliant, gentle physicist enters the equation, the apocalyptic puzzle intensifies and the stakes multiply. Is the self-proclaimed Nostradamus of the psych ward the ultimate manipulator, or could she be the harbinger of imminent global cataclysm on a scale never seen before? And what can love mean in 'interesting times'?
A haunting story of human passion and burning faith set against an adventure of tectonic proportions, The Rapture is an electrifying psychological thriller that explores the dark extremes of mankind's self-destruction in a world on the brink.
About the Author
Liz Jensen is the author of Egg Dancing (longlisted for the Orange Prize), Ark Baby (shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize), The Paper Eater, War Crimes for the Home (longlisted for the Orange Prize), The Ninth Life of Louis Drax and My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time. She divides her time between Copenhagen and London.
Industry Reviews
"Combining the tensions of modern psychology with scientific speculation and social analysis in a speedy plot, Jensen put me rather in mind of Margaret Atwood a cracking good read." --"Sunday Telegraph" "Excellent...beautifully structured....an engaging thriller about a relevant contemporary issue while still respecting the reader s brain cells you ll be gripped." -- Irvine Welsh, "The Guardian" "[A] rollicking eco thriller that successfully high-octane action with a prescient overview of the dangers of climate change....this smart, salient author creates a scenario in which environmental calamity is the backdrop to a gripping tale of love, death and religion, set in the not-too-distant future.....deliciously apocalyptic and jammed full of ideas, this is storytelling at its rapturous best."-"-Daily Mail" Advance Praise for THE RAPTURE A first-class apocalyptic thriller of futuristic science, geophysics, and religion. It's clever, intelligent, and most terrifying of all plausible Kate Mosse, author of "Labryinth" and "Sepulchre" Liz Jensen writes with crackling insight into the workings of the mind caught up in cataclysms within and without. In "The Rapture" she has created worlds torn apart and takes us close too close to faith caught in the storm. A devastating tale. Keith Donahue, author of " Angels of Destruction" and "The Stolen Child" In this modern world of religious warfare and global warming, "The Rapture" is as topical as it is thrilling. Beautifully written, haunting, and thoroughly entertaining. The gripping tension of "Lost" mixed with the poetic poignancy of "The Bell Jar." I simply could not stop turning pages. Matthew Quick, author of the "Silver Linings Playbook" "Liz Jensen's exciting thriller often feels as frightening and prophetic as the sixteen-year-old girl at its center. "The Rapture" is a terrific novel, expertly written, thought-provoking, and deeply unsettling." Kevin Guilfoile, author of "Cast of Shadows" Superb writing, rivetingcharacters--Jensen takes you on a fast ride toward a dark future, with frightening twists and breathless turns. "The Rapture"isaddictive reading, brilliant and fascinating. I couldn't put it down! Joan Johnston, author of "Outcast""
