A Stranger in Their Midst - Brossura

Delaney, Frank

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0006493181 ISBN 13: 9780006493181

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 1996

Riassunto

In village Ireland of the 1950s, Thomas and Ellen Kane's daughters are gullible young women. Then, into their lives slinks Dennis Sykes, a brilliant and driven man, with a secret history of emotional mayhem and scandal. The Kane girls, lovingly close in fear of their disturbed father, have no defences against this sexual terrorist.

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L'autore:

Novelist, broadcaster and freelance journalist Frank Delaney was born in the south of Ireland in 1942. His radio programmes have included Bookshelf and the language series Word of Mouth on Radio 4. He regularly appears on TV, having made arts and history documentaries for the BBC, including The Celts, and features in the Book Show on Sky News.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

In village Ireland of the 1950's, Thomas and Ellen Kane's daughters, Helena and Grace, are gullible young women. Then, into their lives slinks Dennis Sykes, a brilliant and driven man, with a secret history of emotional mayhem and scandal. The Kane girls, lovingly close in fear of their disturbed father, have no defences against this sexual terrorist.

“With its drama often verging on the operatic, as the community lights up in the name of progress, it is plunged into ever deeper moral darkness, and menace looms. Fantastic stuff. I can't help feeling that if Verdi were around today, he and Delaney would make a great team”
INDEPENDENT

“Elegant, moving portrait of a rural Irish community. Frank Delaney poignantly recreates a way of life long disappeared. Witty observation is laced with a subtle acknowledgement that we have lost something of great spiritual value”
SUNDAY EXPRESS

“A dramatic novel, written in clear, dry prose”
THE TIMES

Su questa edizione

• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0006493181
• ISBN 13: 9780006493181
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400