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Possession Of Mr Cave

Terence Cave intellectual music-lover and owner of Cave Antiques has experienced more than his share of tragedies. His mothers suicide and his young wifes death at the hands of burglars left him to bring up his young twins alone. And now one of them has died in a grotesque accident as a result of bullying. Bryony the remaining twin has always been the familys great hope: a golden teenager in love with her cello and her pony clever sweet and eager to please. Now that she is all Terence has left he realises that his one duty in life is to keep her safe from the worlds malign forces whatever that may take. As he starts to follow his grieving daughters movements and enforces a draconian set of rules purely for her own safety the voices in his head convince him to protect her innocence at any
cost.The Possession on Mr Cave" is both a nightmare of Gothic proportions and a story of distorted love with chilling resonance for anyone who has been a parent or a frustrated teenager. In this compulsive novel the characteristic black humour of "The Last Family in England" and "The Dead Fathers Club" moves even further onto the dark side. Matt Haig lays bare the process by which Terences love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that will lead to destruction and ultimately murder."
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Terence Cave intellectual music-lover & owner of Cave Antiques has experienced more than his share of tragedies. His mothers suicide & his young wifes death at the hands of burglars left him to bring up his young twins alone. & now one of them has died in a grotesque accident as a result of bullying. Bryony the remaining twin has always been the familys great hope: a golden teenager in love with her cello & her pony clever sweet & eager to please. Now that she is all Terence has left he realises that his one duty in life is to keep her safe from the worlds malign forces whatever that may take. As he starts to follow his grieving daughters movements & enforces a draconian set of rules purely for her own safety the voices in his head convince him to protect her innocence at any cost. The Possession on Mr Cave" is both a nightmare of Gothic proportions & a story of distorted love with chilling resonance for anyone who has been a parent or a frustrated teenager. In this compulsive novel the characteristic black humour of " The Last Family in England" & " The Dead Fathers Club" moves even further onto the dark side. Matt Haig lays bare the process by which Terences love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that will lead to destruction & ultimately murder."

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Black - A colour which does not emit any colour of the spectrum. Black absorbs all frequencies of the spectrum.
Humour - Something either verbal of physical that provides amusement and can provoke laughter
England - A country within the United Kingdom.
Dark - A colour which absorbs visable ligt so apears less light than objects that reflect light
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Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Safety - prevents damage being caused.
Love - Someone who shows deep affection for someone else.
Matt - A non glossy colour that light wont reflect off.
Twin - A pair of people or animals that are born at the same time.
Head - The upper part of a body typically separated by the neck.
Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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