Whatever You Love: A Novel - Brossura

Doughty, Louise

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0062094661 ISBN 13: 9780062094667

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2012

Riassunto

When the hit-and-run incident that claimed her 9-year-old daughter's life is ruled an accident, Laura decides to take matters into her own hands and track down the man responsible, which has disastrous consequences and drives her to a dangerous breaking point. Original. 50,000 first printing.

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“This exquisitely calibrated depiction of one mother’s grief and rage will hold you spellbound.” (Parade)

“[A] pulse-quickening literary thriller.” (Marie Claire)

“A gripping and heart-wrenching novel.” (National Examiner)

“You never wonder about character motivation; [Doughty’s] treatment of the reasons behind each event is so thorough that even the strangest circumstances become understandable.” (Bust Magazine)

“Masterful. . . . This deeply psychological story, told in first person, recalls some of the best of Gothic literature. . . . But unlike Gothic fiction, love lies at the heart of this story. . . . Gorgeously structured.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

[A] fiercely nuanced novel about love and loss. . . . Reminiscent of Alina Bronsky’s Broken Glass Park, this portrait of a mother’s disintegration and gradual coming to terms with her new reality is a powerful depiction of love, loss, and retribution.” (Library Journal (starred review))

“Seldom have the subjects of love, loss, and retribution been treated with such emotional power as they are here. Award winning English author Doughty, who is intrigued by the effects of accidents, has written a masterfully structured novel that is as indelible as it is painful.” (Booklist (starred review))

“A heartfelt and affecting story.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Gripping, absorbing, beautifully constructed, and written with great sensitivity.” (Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall)

“Like Zoe Heller, Doughty is masterful at combining the texture of ordinary, smugly middle-class, contemporary life with the hidden cliff edges of violence and hatred.” (Sunday Telegraph)

L'autore:

Louise Doughty is the author of the novels Crazy Paving, Dance with Me, Honey-Dew, Fires in the Dark, and Stone Cradle, as well as the nonfiction book A Novel in a Year, based on her popular newspaper column. She has written plays for radio and has worked widely as a critic, broadcasting regularly for BBC Radio 4. She lives in London.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062094661
• ISBN 13: 9780062094667
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384