The electrifying sequel to the bestselling, critically acclaimed, page-turning thriller, The Upper World<\/i>, soon to be a major movie starring Academy Award Winner Daniel Kaluuya.<\/b><\/p>\n
With her mentor, Dr Esso, by her side, Peckham born and bred Rhia is beginning her first week at the University of Oxford. She’s determined to have a fresh start and put the Upper World behind her. But fitting into the hallowed halls of Oxford proves more difficult than she thought when she struggles to find her people.<\/p>\n
That’s until Rhia receives a mysterious invite under her door to a secret and exclusive society called the Ravens. The Ravens are part of the 1% and being a member of the cult-like group guarantees students a life of wealth and success. But is Rhia really willing to sell out to secure her future?<\/p>\n
And, more pressingly, with increasingly strange goings-on happening around her, could joining the group mean opening Pandora’s box – and uncovering something even more mind-bending than the Upper World? Rhia is about to find out . . .<\/p>\n
PRAISE FOR THE UPPER WORLD:<\/b><\/p>\n
‘A superbly original debut’ <\/b>– Guardian<\/i><\/p>\n
‘Impossible to put down’ <\/b>– The Independent<\/i><\/p>\n
‘A time-twisting, mind-bending thrill ride . . . I loved it!’<\/b> – Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder<\/i><\/p>\n
‘A thrilling, electric book – so sharp and quick, so witty and wise it leaves you gasping.’ <\/b>– Katherine Rundell, author of Impossible Creatures<\/i><\/p>\n
‘I couldn’t put this book down’ <\/b>– Daniel Kaluuya, Academy Award-winning actor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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