The Dark Rose - Rilegato

Kelly, Erin

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ISBN 10: 0670023280 ISBN 13: 9780670023288

Casa editrice: Pamela Dorman Books, 2012

Riassunto

The brilliant new thriller from the author of the critically acclaimed debut, The Poison Tree.

Paul was led into a life of crime by his boyhood protector, a bully named Daniel; but one night, what started as a petty theft turned into a grisly murder. Now, at nineteen, Paul must bear witness against his friend to avoid prison. Louisa's own dark secrets led her to flee a desperate infatuation gone wrong many years before. Now she spends her days steeped in history, renovating the grounds of a crumbling Elizabethan garden. But her fragile peace is shattered when she meets Paul; he's the spitting image of the one person she never thought she'd see again.

These two, scarred and solitary, begin a secret affair. Louisa starts to believe she can again find the happiness she had given up on. But neither of them can outrun his violent past.

A story of secrets and guilt set among the ruins of a sixteenth- century English garden, The Dark Rose explores the extremes of obsessive love and loyalty, devotion and desperation. Like Kelly's critically acclaimed debut novel, The Poison Tree, this fantastically creepy, atmospheric novel thrills until the final shocking moments.

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Recensione:

“Everything we love in a thriller—obsessive passion, haunting secrets, a shocking ending—is here, set among the creepily atmospheric ruins of a 16th century English garden.”
—O Magazine


“Erin Kelly is an elegant menace...It’s useless to resist: You must read it.” 
—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org


 “With its rich intertwining of viewpoints and time frames, its nuances of character and class, its sustained suspense...this harrowing novel is a work of true talent.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

 “Reminiscent of early Ruth Rendell, Kelly is a master at teasing her readers...to keep the suspense high.”
—Booklist


 “Erin Kelly has delivered a stunning look at human desperation, loyalty, and absolute terror...First class writing that is absolutely captivating!”
—Suspense Magazine

L'autore:

Erin Kelly read English and European literature at Warwick University and has worked as a freelance journalist for more than ten years. She has written for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Psychologies, Red, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. She lives in North London with her husband and daughter.

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• Editore: Pamela Dorman Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0670023280
• ISBN 13: 9780670023288
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 322