This is the type of book where you will turn off your TV, just sit in a corner with a cup of tea. Forget your cup of tea, it’ll go cold because you’ll be reading. Stay up late, one chapter after another, ‘Oh, I just need to read the next chapter!’
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I imagined him in a slightly mucky rain coat, hair a bit unbrushed, a bit of dandruff on his collar. In his youth, an army uniform well pressed but also well worn.
It reads like an epic, maybe one day we’ll see it transformed into film, it has that cinematic feel.
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I had a vision of ‘Bones’ Temperance Brennan, you know the character created by Kathy Reichs. She’s not as ‘detached’ but certainly similar.
We may not all end up with a back list as long as your arm, but if you want to write it’s a great place to get advice from someone who knows. He truly does have the t-shirt.
Before I watch any movie or TV adaptations I try to read the book. This frees me to immerse myself in the writer’s original work and, importantly, my own imagination.
The young characters are not only learning about love and honesty, but also hidden agendas. They learn that not everything is as it seems, decisions are not always easy, in other words adulthood does not bring all the answers.
A small town murder occurs, in true ‘TV detective Columbo’ style you know who did it, but you are still drawn into the tale. Brutal moments, hidden undercurrents and stubborn survival instincts all described simply and in deserved prize-winning ways.
I wasn’t going to pick up this book, despite recommendations, as it looked a bit tacky and predictable with a beautiful woman in evening dress and handcuffs on the cover. However it was brilliant!
A classic storyline and mystery of a woman, is she going mad, is she already insane or, is it a set up.
Very cleverly written, is she going mad or is someone trying to make it seem she is losing her grip? If so, who?
Well, the blurb just about covers it, it’s a quirky tale of small town life with all its glorious triviality and complication.
This definitely appears high up in my long list of book recommendations. War is sadly a necessity and I do think this book is worth a read to know how brutal it can be on the individual.