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THE RETREAT



       Benjamin Compson




                                                                   ISBN 978-1-915853-94-3




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                                                                 Publication:   25  JANUARY 2024
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                                                                 ISBN:           9781915853943
                                                                 Price:          £8.99
                                                                 Binding:        Paperback

                                                                 Format:         198 x 129 mm
                                                                 Extent:         300 pp
                                                                 Illustrated:  None
                                                                 Thema:          FH Thriller


                                                                 Author location: Amsterdam
                                                                 Book location: France

                                                                    •  A  gripping  psychological  thriller  set  at  an
                                                                        isolated meditation retreat in deepest France.
                                                                    •  At first, the retreat seems idyllic, but the main
                                                                        character,  Max,  soon  becomes  aware  of  a
                                                                        feeling of unease.
                                                                    •  The setting is based on an actual meditation
                                                                        retreat in France attended by the author, who
                                                                        was inspired to write the novel following his
                                                                        own mental health struggles with burnout.
         Benjamin Compson is an author from Sussex, currently living in
         Amsterdam. With a background in television, including work with the   In  the  wake  of  burnout,  mental  health  struggles  and  a
         BBC  and  ITV,  Benjamin  loves  to  create  new  worlds  through  his   painful breakup, twenty-something Max is feeling lost and
         writing. Inspired by some personal experience and with an interest in   seeking  solace.  He  is  persuaded  by  a  friend  to  visit  an
         mental  health  issues,  meditation,  philosophy  and  human  rights,   isolated  meditation  retreat  nestled  in  the  serene  French
         Benjamin’s debut novel The Retreat delves into these subjects.   countryside.

                                                                 At first the retreat seems idyllic, but as the week unfolds,
                                                                 Max’s intuition alerts him that something is not right. Why
                                                                 do the staff act so strangely? Why is there a curfew? What
                                                                 are the mysterious noises in the woods at night? As his stay
                                                                 progresses, Max gradually uncovers the retreat’s chilling
                                                                 truth – something that contradicts its façade of serenity and
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                                                                 retreat’s tranquil surface before it’s too late?
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         without notice.           10/11/2023
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