TheLeviathan

MAJOR LAUNCH: This is a lead debut launch for Raven Books in 2022. Publication will be supported by an extensive marketing and publicity campaign across all formats, with a striking, covetable hardback design that positions this as one of the biggest novels of the year.BESTSELLER POTENTIAL: Upmarket historical fiction is hugely popular, consistently hitting the bestseller lists. It is for fans of Sarah Perry, Diane Setterfield, The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock and The Binding, and Rosie Andrews will hold her own in this area of the market.AUTHENTIC AUTHOR: Rosie Andrews studied history at university and The Leviathan is richly researched and incredibly evocative of the era. She will be a huge asset to sales, publicity and marketing.COMMITTMENT TO INCLUSIVITY: Rosie is from Liverpool, from a working class background, and left school at 17. She worked at a fast food restaurant before being accepted to study history at university. She is now a secondary school teacher.Rosie Andrews was born and grew up in Liverpool, the third of twelve children. She studied history at Cambridge before becoming an English teacher. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and daughter.THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SELECTED AS ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 10 BEST DEBUT NOVELISTS OF 2022 'It's hard to believe that such an accomplished novel could be a debut... Superb' Susan Stokes-Chapman, number one bestselling author of Pandora 'Bewitching' Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars A beguiling, highly atmospheric tale of superstition, myth and murder, perfect for reading as the nights draw in. SHE IS AWAKE... Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister, who accuses a new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas returns home, his father is insensible, felled by a stroke, and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft. Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man, but as he unravels the mystery of what has happened, he uncovers not a tale of superstition but something dark and ancient, linked to a shipwreck years before. Something has awoken, and now it will not rest. Richly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, The Leviathan is a tale of family and loyalty, superstition and sacrifice, but most of all it is a spellbinding mystery and a story of impossible things... 'Outstanding... a seething, haunting delight' Beth Underdown, award-winning author of THE WITCHFINDER'S SISTER 'Thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbing' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNEThe Leviathan is a beguiling, absorbing, richly atmospheric tale set in seventeenth century England,, perfect for reading as the nights draw in...It's hard to believe that such an accomplished novel could be a debut - The Leviathan is a gloriously dark story that sweeps you along to its harrowing yet satisfying conclusion. SuperbHugely atmospheric debut ... Gloriously dark and brimful of gothic-infused dread, this is an eerie tale of age-old evilDarkly compelling and dripping with atmosphere, The Leviathan is a bewitching tale of good, evil and all the shades in-betweenThe plot is as surprising and sinuously twisting as the legendary sea monster of its title . More than just an entertaining fantasy, the novel offers a lesson about the importance of accepting responsibilityInfused with creepy gothic dread and gorgeously written. FantasticAn original and compelling page-turner, beautifully toldThis debut oozes quality. I wanted to savour the incredible language, by turns lyrical and earthy, and the beautifully researched historical detail ... The Leviathan is a sumptuous treat that positively thrums with tension. A story that does not shy away from questions of religion, personal choice and responsibility, good versus evil ... Great to read at any time, but especially when the night is dark with howling wind and lashing rain. I absolutely loved itA beautifully written, slow-burning Gothic mysteryA sinister, twisting tale, thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbingAn outstanding historical debut, which blends emotional resonance with the chill factor of an M R James story. Utterly compelling from start to finish, The Leviathan is a seething, haunting delightA confident and accomplished debut, which skilfully blends historical detail, myth, faith and the fantastic into a dark and compelling story of huge imaginationChilling and beguiling, The Leviathan is a novel to be devoured greedily. Vivid and original, I was utterly captivated from the first page until the lastThe Leviathan is a haunting, thrilling debut as strange and slippery as the mythical beast itself: at once a supernatural adventure that writhes and twists as you turn the pages but also a very human story about love, loss and faith in the unnerving time of the Civil War. A monster achievementSpectacular - deliciously creepy, immensely atmospheric and exquisitely written. Rosie Andrews in a phenomenal new voice in historical fictionA subtle, spooky tale with some spine-tingling momentsGloriously dark and packed full of Gothic-infused dread