Author: Jason Mott
- Fiction
- Planeta Publishing Corporation
- ISBN: 9786070722233
- Release Date: 10-14-2014
Synopsis
Harold y Lucille Hargrave han vivido durante décadas con la pena de haber perdido a su único hijo, Jacob, en un trágico accidente en 1966. Ahora, ya entrados en la tercera edad, disfrutan de una vida tranquila. Hasta que un día, un agente gubernamental aparece en su puerta de la mano de Jacob, que sigue teniendo ocho años y el mismo aspecto que tenía el día de su muerte. A lo largo y ancho del mundo, los muertos están volviendo del más allá. Nadie sabe cómo ni por qué, o si se trata de un milagro o un anuncio del fin de nuestros días. Ni siquiera Harold y Lucille saben cómo reaccionar ante la vuelta de su hijo, lo que sí saben con certeza es que se trata de Jacob.
"The Returned transforms a brilliant premise into an extraordinary and beautifully realized novel. My spine is still shivering from the memory of this haunting story. Wow." -Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of The Monster of Florence The sensational New York Times bestselling novel about an impossible miracle and a family given a second chance at life…Harold and Lucille Hargrave's eight-year-old son, Jacob, died tragically in 1966. In their old age they've settled comfortably into life without him…. Until one day Jacob mysteriously appears on their doorstep—flesh and blood, still eight years old.All over the world people's loved ones are returning from beyond. No one knows how or why, whether it's a miracle or a sign of the end. But as chaos erupts around the globe, the newly reunited family finds itself at the center of a community on the brink of collapse, forced to navigate a mysterious new reality.With spare, elegant prose and searing emotional depth, award-winning poet Jason Mott explores timeless questions of faith and morality, love and responsibility. A spellbinding and stunning debut, The Returned is an unforgettable story that marks the arrival of an important new voice in contemporary fiction.
