The Town That Forgot How to Breathe A Novel [Paperback]

Something strange is happening in the seaside town of Bareneed. Mythical creatures are being pulled from the sea, perfectly preserved corpses of long-lost villagers are washing up on the shore, and residents of the town are suddenly overcome by a mysterious illness that is making them forget how to breathe.

A page-turning gothic thriller reminiscent of H. P. Lovecraft,The Town That Forgot How to Breatheis a novel of dazzling ambition and strange, haunting loveliness. . . . An absolute triumph of the storyteller's art (Joseph O'Connor, author ofStar of the Sea).

Kenneth J. Harvey's books are published in twelve countries. In Canada,The Town That Forgot How to Breathewon the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Harvey's works have also been nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. He lives with his family in an outport of Newfoundland, Canada.

An eerie and gripping story, the work of an extravagantly haunted imagination. J. M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize winning author of Disgrace

[A] thoughtful, grounded piece of literary horror. San Francisco Chronicle

Haunting, poetic, funny, moving,The Town That Forgot How to Breathetakes on the big themes--the meaning of life, our relationship to the dead, man's place in the rapidly changing modern world--and carries everything off with a surging confidence that leaves the reader, well, breathless. John Harding, Daily Mail (U.K.)

Harvey brings uniquely imaginative storytelling skill to this wickedly allegorical tale. . . . It will frighten readers so much they may never turn out the lights. BookPage

Harvey's characters and their world--both the mystical and the real--are meticulously created. He moves between them in a way that creates dread and confusion, leaving readers on edge. . . . A fascinating, mystical story that will make readers hold their breath. Detroit FrelC,