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Guilty de Laura Elliot

Guilty

Autor Laura Elliot
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mai 2019

O dimineață caldă de vară. O fetiță de treisprezece ani, Constance Lawson, dispare fără urmă. Timpul și locul sunt esențiale: liniștea unei comunități este spulberată instantaneu, lăsând loc suspiciunii care se propagă mai rapid decât adevărul. Subliniem modul în care Laura Elliot transformă o dispariție într-un studiu brutal despre puterea presei și fragilitatea reputației. Șase ani mai târziu, viețile protagoniștilor s-au inversat dramatic, demonstrând că trecutul nu rămâne niciodată îngropat. Considerăm că structura în patru părți a romanului Guilty construiește o tensiune insuportabilă. Karl Lawson, unchiul fetei, vede cum viața i se năruie sub acuzațiile jurnalistei Amanda Bowe. Însă, când Amanda devine la rândul ei victimă, perspectiva se schimbă radical. Atmosfera te trimite cu gândul la The Guilty Mother, deși accentul pus de Elliot pe etica jurnalistică și pe consecințele pe termen lung ale calomniei marchează o voce proprie, mult mai ancorată în realismul social. Apreciem precizia cu care autoarea explorează trauma, un element central și în alte lucrări ale sale, precum Stolen Child sau The Betrayal. Dacă în The Silent House accentul cădea pe izolarea fizică, aici teroarea este publică, alimentată de titlurile de ziar. Ritmul este alert, dictat de capitole scurte care cer răspunsuri imediate, iar tonul rămâne sobru, evitând senzaționalismul ieftin în favoarea unei analize psihologice profunde.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781538764275
ISBN-10: 153876427X
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 135 x 205 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group

De ce să citești această carte

Pentru cititorii care vor să înțeleagă cum o singură decizie sau un titlu de știre poate distruge vieți. Guilty nu este doar un roman polițist despre o dispariție, ci o explorare tensionată a vinovăției și a modului în care ne judecăm semenii. Veți câștiga o perspectivă tulburătoare asupra puterii mass-media, totul ambalat într-un ritm care nu vă va lăsa nicio secundă de răgaz.

Despre autor

Laura Elliot este o romancieră irlandeză stabilită în Malahide, Dublin, a cărei carieră a fost marcată de o vastă experiență în jurnalism și editare de reviste. Această experiență profesională se reflectă direct în precizia și realismul cu care descrie mediul mediatic în Guilty. Autoarea este cunoscută pentru modul în care folosește peisajele Irlandei și ale Noii Zeelande ca fundal pentru drame psihologice intense. Printre lucrările sale notabile se numără The Prodigal Sister, Fragile Lies și The Marriage Retreat, toate explorând complexitatea relațiilor de familie și secretele care amenință să le distrugă.

Notă biografică

Laura Elliot was born in Dublin, Ireland. She lives in Malahide, a picturesque, coastal town on the north side of Dublin.

Writing as June Considine, she has twelve books for children and young adults. Her short stories have appeared in a number of teenage anthologies and have also been broadcast on the radio. She has also worked as a journalist and magazine editor.

Recenzii

Guilty is one gripping psychological thriller with a well-constructed plot and realistic and believable characters...Incredibly thought-provoking, it'll make you question everything.—Novel Deelights on Guilty
I was gripped from the first few pages and found myself hooked on a rollercoaster ride up to the last few pages ... I read it in pretty much one sitting, I just needed to know how the book was going to end.—Donna's Book Blog on Guilty
"Guilty was such a great book. It was filled with so many twists and turns...It was well written and definitely made you wanting more with every page turn."—Oh My Lit on Guilty
"A mesmerizing psychological thriller...and will leave you completely fulfilled with a flawless ending. Guilty is the first novel I have read by Laura Elliot and it will NOT be my last. I found Guilty to be impossible to put down, the characters are intoxicating, and the story compulsively addictive."—Books and Smiles on Guilty
"My emotions were in overdrive...absolutely gripping - one of my best reads of the year so far."—Literary Lighbox on Sleep Sister
"This is a tense and breathtakingly emotional story of the fierce bond between sisters, and a family destroyed by a harrowing and disturbing secret."—Donna's Book Blog on Sleep Sister
"A gripping tale of adultery and illusion."—Evening Herald on The Betrayal
"The story is beautifully descriptive...one of those truly unforgettable stories which you just want to tell everyone to read for themselves."—Jaffa Reads Too on The Betrayal
"I was astounded at how the book ended! Not many books make me say wow at the end, but this one has me repeating it. It is an ending that you won't see coming in a million years."—Kelly's Book Corner on The Betrayal
"Fragile Lies has a little bit of everything, love, tragedy, infidelity, lies and secrets... Excellent plot, interesting characters and plenty of intrigue."—Dot Scribbles on Fragile Lies
"A wonderful story incredibly well told, full of secrets, love and illusion, lies and revenge, which will keep you gripped well into the early hours..."—Being Anne on Fragile Lies
"A bittersweet tale of love and heartache."—Evening Echo on Stolen Child
"An entertaining and highly thought-provoking tearjerker."—Closer magazine on Stolen Child
"A page-turner...has all the ingredients of a bestseller."—RTE Culture on The Lost Sister
"This page-turner is gripping, all the more because it presents the dilemmas of betrayal with brutal honesty."—Irish Independent on The Lost Sister
"This well-crafted and compelling story traces the deceits which begin unnoticed but end in the destruction of friendships and lives."—The Irish Times on The Lost Sister

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'I was gripped from the first few pages and found myself hooked on a rollercoaster ride up to the last few pages ... I read it in pretty much one sitting, I just needed to know how the book was going to end' Donna's Book Blog

It begins with a phone call. It ends with a missing child.

On a warm summer's morning, thirteen-year-old school girl Constance Lawson is reported missing.

A few days later, Constance's uncle, Karl Lawson, suddenly finds himself swept up in a media frenzy created by journalist Amanda Bowe implying that he is the prime suspect.

Six years later . . .

Karl's life is in ruins. His marriage is over, his family destroyed. But the woman who took everything away from him is thriving. With a successful career, husband and a gorgeous baby boy, Amanda's world is complete. Until the day she receives a phone call and in a heartbeat, she is plunged into every mother's worst nightmare.

An utterly compelling psychological thriller that will keep you guessing to the very last page. Perfect for fans of Close to Home and Claire Douglas.

Read what everyone is saying about Guilty:

'Guilty was such a great book. It was filled with so many twists and turns...It was well written and definitely made you wanting more with every page turn.' Oh My Lit

'Guilty is one gripping psychological thriller with a well-constructed plot and realistic and believable characters...Incredibly thought-provoking, it'll make you question everything.' Novel Deelights

'A mesmerizing psychological thriller...and will leave you completely fulfilled with a flawless ending.Guilty is the first novel I have read by Laura Elliot and it will NOT be my last. I found Guilty to be impossible to put down, the characters are intoxicating, and the story compulsively addictive.' Books and Smiles

'A great thriller that is full of suspense and tension.' Goodreads Reviewer

'This book is a raw, edge-of-the-seat page-turner. The story is told in four parts, all of which lead into each other beautifully.' Goodreads Reviewer

'Dealing with passion, adultery, deception and tragedy, and how the past has a way of creeping up on you...a really intriguing page-turner with a surprising twist.' Evening Echo

'Entertaining and highly thought-provoking.' Closer Magazine