The Madness
By: Alison Rattle
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781471401039; 9781471401923
Subjects: Social life and customs; Young adult fiction; Love; Juvenile fiction; Teenagers; Unrequited love; Historical fiction; Romance fiction; Manners and customs; Fiction; Psychological fiction; History
Description: 16-year-old Marnie lives in the idyllic coastal village of Clevedon. Despite being crippled by a childhood exposure to polio, she seems set to follow in her mother's footsteps, and become a 'dipper', escorting fragile female bathers into the sea. Her life is simple and safe. But then she meets Noah. Charming, handsome, son-of-the-local-Lord, Noah. She quickly develops a passion for him - a passion which consumes her. As Marnie's infatuation turns to fixation she starts to lose her grip on reality, and a harrowing and dangerous obsession develops that seems certain to end in tragedy.