I Have Waited, and You Have Come: A Story of Obsession and Survival - Softcover

'Cataclysmically brilliant...I Have Waited explores what happens to us when we end up alone through choice or through circumstance. In a grim and unforgiving environment, Rachel is a brave and uncompromising heroine; tense and nightmarish, the narrative builds to a shocking conclusion and stays with you for a very long time.' Elizabeth Haynes, New York Times bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner. 'Chillingly believable...Sinister, scary and utterly compelling, it is hard to believe that this strong, confident writing comes from a debut novelist. Read it if you dare.' Red Magazine 'The most disturbing utopias are those which feel closest to hand; and McDonagh indicates how swiftly society reverts to tooth and claw primitivism...Fans of post-apocalyptic parables will be well pleased.' The Guardian 'A story of sexual obsession and broken trust, with the sodden (and wonderfully rendered) landscape a constant, literally atmospheric presence.' Caustic Cover Critic: Best Books of the Year 'Disturbingly brilliant.' Lizlovesbooks.com 'Martine McDonagh writes with a cool, clear confidence about a world brought to its knees. This book certainly got under my skin - if you like your books dark and more than a little disturbing this is one for you.' Mick Jackson, Booker prize shortlisted author of The Underground Man and The Widow's Tale 'It paints an all too convincing picture...very atmospheric and certainly leaves an indelible imprint on the psyche.' BBC Radio 4, Open Book 'An exquisitely crafted debut novel set in a post-apocalyptic landscape...I'm rationing myself to five pages per day in order to make it last.' Guardian Unlimited 'A decidedly original tale...Psychologically sophisticated, it demands our attention. Ignore it, O Philistines, at your peril.' www.bookgroup.info 'This is a troubling, beautifully composed novel, rich in its brevity and complex in the psychological portrait it paints.' Booksquawk 'I'm still thinking about this book days after I finished reading it...a thought-provoking novel that is deceptively chilling.' The Eloquent Page 'Told with passion and real skill, I Have Waited, and You Have Come is a disturbing but rewarding read that makes a virtue of brevity and a narrow focus.' The Bookbag 'This novel manages to combine the nightmare of post environmental apocalypse with a psychological thriller...McDonagh's novel is a fine example of the spec fiction genre, the changed world she has created seems eerily real.' Gaskella 'Evocative and intriguing, this novel deserves an audience.' The Argus 'The novel is both poignant and terrifying. The world created here is so vivid and real, it would be hard not to be moved by it.' Post-Apocalyptic Book Club 'McDonagh has cleverly created a tale of isolation and survival while ramping up the menace caused by the weather, the unknown watcher and the sinister A Handmaid's Tale type community trying to persuade Rachel to live with them. Rachel is a survivor, but she has a vulnerability which makes her plausible.' A Fiction Habit 'Martine McDonagh has worked in the rock industry for a long time and her writing still works to this tempo, to these dynamics - physical, sensual and nerve-racking.' Jean-Daniel Beauvallet, Editor, Les Inrockuptibles 'The writing touches subconscious strata; the mystery unfolds hypnotically; the reader is drawn into a parallel universe all too frighteningly real.' Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group)