Recensione:
“Highly entertaining... Howards End meets All About Eve... A breezy, lacerating first novel.” (Jonathan Dee New York Times Book Review (cover review))
"A taut debut." (Susannah Meadows The New York Times)
“Harriet Lane writes with style, wrapping her suspenseful debut in lovely bits of gently creepy description, as well as delicious social critique... a fast, sharp read.” (Mindy Farabee Boston Globe)
“A deft and lively brain-twist of a thriller for which the only word that seems apropos is ‘spellbinding.’” (Julia Keller Chicago Tribune)
"Controlled and precise, Lane’s writing bewitches with its undertones of implied meanings and carefully hidden secrets. This is a gem." (Kirkus (starred review))
“Fabulous... I gobbled it up in one furtive sitting. It's crafted with the merciless but accurate observations and the lean elegance you find in Anita Brookner at her best... Like its narrator, Alys, Always is unforgettable” (Deirdre Donohue USA TODAY)
“Lane’s wry debut delves into the political machinations of London’s literary scene.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Mesmerizing... a slow-burning psychological novel that unsettles and satisfies in equal, tantalizing measure—a literary All About Eve that stands testament to the old saying that it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for.” (Lucy Scholes The Daily Beast)
"This novel begins with a bang and delivers all sorts of surprises, but manages some accute and moving observations.. .A very fine debut. Lane works out her dramatic premise with great originality." (The Times (UK))
"Wonderfully observed...This is a gripping, psychologically complex achievement, whose greatest success is its lingering sense of unease." (The Telegraph (UK))
L'autore:
Harriet Lane has worked as an editor and writer at Tatler and the Observer. She has also written for the Guardian, the Telegraph, and Vogue. She lives in London, England. Alys, Always is her first novel.
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