Mysterious. Tense. Strange. There are so many adjectives we could use to describe Four by Four, the latest translation from Spanish by author Sara Mesa. Translated with precision and care by Katie Whittemore, this gothic novel is completely addictive.
Set at Wybrany College – a school for children of the wealthy – this book investigates heirachies of power and privilege. In each section, we discover a different part of the school, traversing the girls and boys sections, as well as the elite ‘normals’ and the less privelaged scholarship kids, the ‘specials’.
Through these different lenses we uncover dark secrets lurking in the shadows. Some questions may remain unanswered, holding a mirror up to the complexities of real-life relationships.
We hope you enjoy.