'' The Raptures ''
Written by  Jan Carson.

About the Book:

When several children from the same village start
succumbing to a mysterious illness, the quest to discover
the cause has devastating and extraordinary consequences.

It is late June in Ballylack. Hannah Adger anticipates
eight long weeks' reprieve from school, but when her
classmate Ross succumbs to a violent and mysterious illness,
it marks the beginning of a summer like no other.

As others fall ill, questions about what - or who - is responsible
pitch the village into conflict and fearful disarray.
Hannah, ever the outsider, is haunted by guilt as she remains
healthy while her friends are struck down. Isolated and afraid,
she prays for help. What happens next will force her to question
everything she believes.

Bursting with Carson's trademark wit, profound empathy
nd soaring imagination, The Raptures explores how tragedy
can unite a small community - and tear it apart. At its heart is
the extraordinary resilience of one young girl.
As the world crumbles around her, she must find the
courage to be different in a place where conforming feels like
the only option available.

About the Author:

Jan Carson is a writer and community arts development
officer currently based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
She has a BA in English Literature from Queen’s University
Belfast and an MLitt. In Theology and Contemporary Culture
from St. Andrew’s University, Scotland. Jan has had short stories
published in literary journals on both sides of the Atlantic,
has had two of her plays produced for the Belfast stage and
is a current recipient of the Arts Council NI’s Artist’s
Career Enhancement Bursary. Her first novel,
“Malcolm Orange Disappears” will be published by Liberties Press,
Dublin on June 2nd 2014.

The Book characteristics:
 

Kindle Edition.
325 pages
Published January 6th 2022
ASIN
B09B98WMPR
300 Grams
dimension
24X19 (apprx)
2 copies available