Truth, lies and storytelling
The book centres on secrets, uncertainty and the relationship between truth, lies and stories; Eren needs stories in order to live.
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Simon P Clark - Author
Oli must make sense of secrets about his family while encountering Eren, a strange being that takes stories from him. Expect an imaginative, eerie tale where uncertainty and storytelling are central.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceOli must make sense of secrets about his family while encountering Eren, a strange being that takes stories from him. Expect an imaginative, eerie tale where uncertainty and storytelling are central.
The book centres on secrets, uncertainty and the relationship between truth, lies and stories; Eren needs stories in order to live.
People are keeping secrets from Oli about his father’s whereabouts and absence from his uncle’s house in the country.
Eren is presented as part monster, part dream and part myth, with glowing yellow eyes.
Pay attention to the book’s dark, eerie mood and its references to a terrifying, part-monster figure.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: another book-specific source is still needed; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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