num_pages: 480
description: Something strange is happening in the seaside town of Bareneed. Mythical creatures are being pulled from the sea, perfectly preserved corpses of long-lost villagers are washing up on the shore, and residents of the town are suddenly overcome by a mysterious illness that is making them forget how to breathe.A page-turning gothic thriller reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft, The Town That Forgot How to Breathe is "a novel of dazzling ambition and strange, haunting loveliness. . . . An absolute triumph of the storyteller's art" (Joseph O'Connor, author of Star of the Sea ).
language: English
title: The Town That Forgot How to Breathe
titlecomplete: The Town That Forgot How to Breathe
genres: Magical Realism, Fantasy, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Gothic, Thriller, Unfinished, Fiction, Horror, Canada
ratings_count: 1497
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award
publisher: Picador