The Death House

by Sarah Pinborough

This is an exceptional, contemporary, heart-breaking novel.

Toby's life was perfectly normal . . . until it was unravelled by something as simple as a blood test.

Taken from his family, Toby now lives in the Death House; an out-of-time existence far from the modern world, where he, and the others who live there, are studied by Matron and her team of nurses. They're looking for any sign of sickness. Any sign of their wards changing. Any sign that it's time to take them to the sanatorium.

No one returns from the sanatorium.

Withdrawn from his house-mates and living in his memories of the past, Toby spends his days fighting his fear. But then a new arrival in the house shatters the fragile peace, and everything changes.

Because everybody dies. It's how you choose to live that counts.

You can learn more about Sarah Pinborough at www.sarahpinborough.com, or by following @SarahPinborough on twitter.

• ISBN10: 1473202329
• ISBN13: 9781473202320
• Publish Date: 26 February 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 29 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Gollancz
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

This book was a little strange at first until you learn more about the characters. After that, it got much more enjoyable. I would have liked to know what exactly the sickness was, but even without knowing that I still enjoyed it!