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Quietus Kindle Edition

4.0 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

All Nick ever wanted, was to be accepted - to fit into society, to be noticed by his parents, and to fall irrevocably in love.

One out of three wasn't bad. And Sophie: beautiful; passionate; impulsive Sophie; said she loved him too … up until the day she killed herself.

Wracked by grief and desperate to abscond, he moves to Jersey where he meets Carrie in the woods that surround his new home. She challenges Nick to confront his nightmare, and in doing so, risk insanity as he is besieged with deeper, darker, more sinister revelations about the girl he thought he knew.

He can run away from his girlfriend's suicide but can he ever escape Sophie? Or the fact that her death … was his fault?

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About the Author

David Sellars was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, where he still resides. He was educated locally before attending Nene College in Northampton, where he studied Sociology and Sport, and wrote a dissertation on football related violence. He then studied fiction and playwriting with The Open University before a chance opportunity led him into the local tourism department. Here, he wrote copy for the official website, while managing PR for the UK, Dutch and German market, and was also involved in Sports Marketing. Further study ensued and he gained a Tourism Marketing Diploma before successfully completing a Masters Degree in Professional Writing from University College Falmouth. He not writes freelance and has two short stories in print with Quietus his first novel. Genres include dark romance, horror, thrillers, crime, fairy tales, travel and comedy. To write while travelling is his constant aspiration. You can find David at: www.davidsellars.com Email: d.sellars75@gmail.com Twitter: @Calm_Seas

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0116AM3MK
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 7 July 2015
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 610 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 18 years
  • Customer reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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David Sellars was born in Jersey, Channel Islands. He was educated locally before attending Nene University College in Northampton. He later completed a Master's Degree in Professional Writing from University College Falmouth and a PGCE at Bath Spa University. He has two short stories in print and Quietus is his first full-length novel. He is currently working as a primary school teacher and is drafting a series of short, novella-length books. Genres include dark romance, horror, thrillers, crime, fairy tales, travel and comedy. You can find David at: www.davidsellars.com Email: d.sellars75@gmail.com Twitter: @Calm_Seas

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Customers find this book to be a page-turner with excellent readability. Moreover, they describe it as a well-written dark disturbing novel, with one customer noting its excellent twists and turns.

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Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a real page turner, with one customer noting it's a fabulous debut novel by David Sellars.

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"I really enjoyed reading the Quietus, I read it on a long haul flight a couple of weeks ago...." Read more

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Customers find the book suspenseful, describing it as a well-written dark disturbing novel with excellent twists and turns.

"...where beautifully crafted characters will show you how love can be both passionate, toxic and unrepentant as well as tender, beautiful and connected...." Read more

"...I won't give away the plot, but it is interesting and rather intriguing, arriving at a conclusion that may to some be satisfactory, but which did..." Read more

"...A nicely written dark thriller with some excellent twists and turns. I loved the character Carrie and Sophie... just wow :)..." Read more

"...That's not to say that this book falls into those genres! It's a dark and disturbing story of teenage first love, cultivating the themes of obsession..." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2015
    Let Nick take you into his grief stricken world where beautifully crafted characters will show you how love can be both passionate, toxic and unrepentant as well as tender, beautiful and connected. An intriguing, unsettling and at times disturbing read. In Nick's words "I hate that fine line between what is real and what I want to be real..." find out for yourself click BUY NOW and join Nick on his journey to find out. A fabulous debut novel by David Sellars, I look forward to more from this talented author.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2016
    A short book that I read in a day. At first I didn't think I would stick with it as nothing very much happened for a while (except, that is, for a spelling mistake in the very first sentence - very off-putting!). However, the reviews were excellent so I kept going without too much of a struggle and was pleased that I did, since this kind of book was something of a new experience for me. This is a most unusual story, unfolding as it does to become a tale of the supernatural, a genre I don't normally rate very highly. I won't give away the plot, but it is interesting and rather intriguing, arriving at a conclusion that may to some be satisfactory, but which did not altogether satisfy me. I would just add that the book requires a final proof-reading as it is sprinkled with spelling and grammatical mistakes which are distracting, but give it a try - it's a highly unusual tale.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2016
    I really enjoyed reading the Quietus, I read it on a long haul flight a couple of weeks ago. A nicely written dark thriller with some excellent twists and turns. I loved the character Carrie and Sophie... just wow :)

    Read it , i don't think you will be disappointed
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2015
    Not my usual style of book, I don't really do anything fantasy or Sci Fi based! That's not to say that this book falls into those genres! It's a dark and disturbing story of teenage first love, cultivating the themes of obsession, sexual awakening and teenage emotions! The writing keeps you entranced, I read it in one sitting! The sense of mystery keeps you wondering what happened and I loved the references to Jersey! Worth a read!
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2015
    This is a wonderfully dark thriller about an reclusive young man, who becomes enamoured with neighbour, Carrie. Both help each other to move forward to answer questions in their lives. It is mysterious as it is dark, twisted as it is sexy. The author delicately drops in little suggestive seeds making you think the story is headed towards a particular popular teenage genre, and smacks you with another, more elegant and imaginative direction. I tend to think, with reading, if the first two chapters haven't engaged me, I'll put the book down. With Quietus, I drank that book up in one afternoon. The story still sticks with me the following day. Get it. ad it. Love it. I considered being cruel and deducting a star as there are a few spelling mistakes in the second half of the book. Other than that, I'd enthusiastically recommend this book, to any adult. Get it. Read it. Love it.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2017
    Well devised and thought out thriller, a real page turner with a clever ending. Deserves to be brought to the attention of a wider audience. Can't wait for the next book from this promising new author.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 August 2015
    A hard to put down thriller with unexpected twists along the way. Well worth a read.
  • Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 August 2015
    'Quietus' is a well written dark disturbing novel and psycologically gripping, I couldn't put it down!
    Even after the final page I found myself dwelling on the story days later.
    Well worth a read if you fancy something different

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