Tigers in Red Weather: A Novel - Brossura

Klaussmann, Liza

Brossura

ISBN 10: 031621132X ISBN 13: 9780316211321

Casa editrice: Back Bay Books, 2013

Riassunto

Old secrets are revealed and lives become unraveled when the children of a well-heeled New England family discover the body of murder victim near Tiger House, their estate on Martha's Vineyard.

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"With echoes of Nancy Drew murder mysteries and The Great Gatsby that extend well beyond the names Nick and Daisy-plus allusions to Wallace Stevens, to which it owes its abstruse title-TIGERS IN RED WEATHER is a deftly constructed, suspenseful family melodrama that exposes the dark innards of privilege."―USA Today

"[Klaussmann's]...sharp observations and lyrical prose make for a poignant read."―Sara Vilkomerson, Entertainment Weekly

"Shot through with glamour and the glint of family secrets, TIGERS IN RED WEATHER has you immediately in its clutches. Intensely evocative, it is by turns unbearably febrile and utterly chilling, and often both at once."―Megan Abbott, author of The End of Everything and Dare Me

"Exceedingly clever.... An elegant playbook on passive aggression, a study of the desires and resentments that burn away souls behind teeth-clenched smiles... Klaussmann is a master at unexpressed despair."―Ron Charles, The Washington Post

"TIGERS IN RED WEATHER has the irresistible, opiate undertow of a fine Southern gothic novel; it's best read in long, languid, effortless pulls."―Laura Miller, Salon

"A complex, ambitious, and dramatic novel about the rich at the beach."―Susan Cheever, Daily Beast

"With sultry prose and a sure hand for suspense, Liza Klaussmann expertly weaves a vivid tale of glamour and despair, fidelity and betrayal, secrets and abandon. TTIGERS IN RED WEATHER will have you furiously postponing all human interaction until its gripping finale."―Maria Semple, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette

"Tennessee Williams knew it; so did Harper Lee. There's something about a story anchored in the summer months that makes deception a little juicier, desire a little sultrier, and murder just a little more wicked. Brimming with all three, Liza Klaussmann's skillfully constructed debut novel of family intrigue and restless secrets...arrives this summer as a riveting addition to the genre.... Klaussmann's full-bodied prose considers the shortcomings of intimacy and the pitfalls of searching for an overarching family truth-all with the seductive pull of a Gothic melodrama."―Antonina Jedrzejczak, Vogue

"Klaussmann's carefully crafted soap opera skillfully commingles mystery with melodrama, keeping readers guessing about what really happened until the end. While her characters' duplicitous behavior will elicit strong reactions, Ed's psychological progression is the most fascinating to watch. The shocking finale, seen through Ed's all-knowing eyes, scintillates as much as it satisfies."―Publishers Weekly Starred Review

"[Klaussmann's] cooked up a deft, nasty plot."―Helen Rogan, People Magazine

L'autore

Liza Klaussmann worked as a journalist for the New York Times for over a decade. She received a BA in Creative Writing from Barnard College, where she was awarded the Howard M. Teichman Prize for Prose. She lived in Paris for ten years and she recently completed with distinction an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, in London, where she lives. She is the great-great-great granddaughter of Herman Melville.

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• Editore: Back Bay Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 031621132X
• ISBN 13: 9780316211321
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 356