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Lying in Wait de Liz Nugent

Lying in Wait

Autor Liz Nugent Caoilfhionn Dunne, David McFetridge
en Limba Engleză CD-Audio – 11 iun 2018

Ne-a atras atenția, încă de la prima frază, vocea narativă a Lydiei Fitzsimons: o combinație tulburătoare de pragmatism rece și justificare morală în fața crimei. Lying in Wait nu este un mister clasic despre cine a comis fapta, ci o explorare viscerală a motivelor și a consecințelor care decurg dintr-o dorință obsesivă. Considerăm că forța acestui roman rezidă în capacitatea autoarei Liz Nugent de a construi o atmosferă sufocantă în interiorul unei reședințe elegante din Dublin, unde grădina perfect îngrijită ascunde un secret teribil.

Stilul are ceva din precizia chirurgicală a prozei lui Jo Spain în The Perfect Lie, fără să fie o imitație — acolo unde Spain se concentrează pe mecanismele juridice și suspansul procedural, Nugent plonjează în psihologia abisală a maternității toxice. Ritmul este unul de acumulare constantă, o tensiune care se strânge ca un laț, transformând drama domestică într-un thriller cu nuanțe gotice. Această abordare a personajelor „monstruos de credibile” este o constantă în opera autoarei, regăsindu-se și în lucrări precum Strange Sally Diamond sau Our Little Cruelties, unde dinamica familială este sursa principală a ororii.

Spre deosebire de alte titluri din categoria „Domestic Noir”, cum este The Lying Wife de Kathryn Croft, unde accentul cade pe nesiguranța identității, Lying in Wait se distinge prin certitudinea răului. Nu este vorba despre o victimă care încearcă să înțeleagă ce i se întâmplă, ci despre un prădător care își modelează realitatea pentru a supraviețui, oferind cititorului o perspectivă inconfortabilă, dar absolut fascinantă asupra obsesiei.

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ISBN-13: 9781508263920
ISBN-10: 1508263922
Dimensiuni: 145 x 149 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor care caută un thriller psihologic dens, unde accentul nu cade pe acțiune frenetică, ci pe studiul de caracter. Veți descoperi în Lydia Fitzsimons unul dintre cei mai memorabili și detestabili antagoniști ai literaturii contemporane. Este o lectură despre prețul aparențelor și despre cât de departe poate merge o mamă pentru a-și proteja viziunea asupra perfecțiunii, totul scris într-un stil elegant și necruțător.

Despre autor

Liz Nugent este o voce de referință în literatura noir irlandeză contemporană, cunoscută pentru capacitatea sa de a scrie despre latura întunecată a naturii umane. De la debutul său cu Unravelling Oliver, Nugent a explorat constant teme precum trauma, dinamica familială disfuncțională și psihologia sociopatului. Lucrările sale, printre care se numără Skin Deep (câștigătoare a IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year) și Strange Sally Diamond, au fost constant apreciate pentru realismul crud și structura narativă impecabilă, impunând-o ca o autoare care nu se teme să confrunte publicul cu personaje complexe și adesea incomode.

Notă biografică

Before becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in Irish film, theatre and television. In 2014 her first novel, Unravelling Oliver, was a Number One bestseller and won the Crime Fiction Prize in the 2014 Irish Book Awards. Her second novel, Lying in Wait, went straight to Number One in the Irish bestseller charts, remained there for nearly two months and won her a second IBA. She lives in Dublin with her husband.

Recenzii

What an extraordinary novel ... Spellbinding
Devastating ... utterly captivating
Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph
A stunningly talented writer
The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page
[A] seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre
Deliciously twisted ... truly chilling
A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller ... impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel
The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists
An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page
A page-turner chock full of lies and betrayals
Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable. A superbly crafted novel and an absorbing portrait of the purest kind of evil
Excellent ... You can't put the book down. Highly recommended
"My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it." ... Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder . . .
A stunningly talented writer
A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller where the tension tightens to near unbearable proportions. I devoured it in one sitting because it was impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel
Deliciously twisted, shot through with dark and acid humour and the denouement is truly chilling
A gradual descent from ordinary, straightforward murder to the very heart of darkness. Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable ... superbly crafted
She keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from page one until the completely unexpected ending. I read Lying in Wait in one sitting. I just couldn't bear the suspense. I absolutely loved it

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Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller!

'My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.'
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Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son.

There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants...

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'What an extraordinary novel ... crackles and snaps like a bonfire on a winter's night; you shudder even as you draw closer to it. Spellbinding.' A J Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

'Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph' Stylist

'A stunningly talented writer' Sophie Hannah

'Devastating ... exquisitely uncomfortable, utterly captivating' Publishers Weekly

'The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page' Sunday Times

'Clear your diary if you pick up this seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre' Sunday Mirror

'Brilliant plotting ratchets up the tension in this chilling tale of obsessive love, madness and motherhood' Woman & Home

'The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists' The Times Crime Club

'An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page' Irish Times

'Lydia is a Gothic villain for the ages ... a page-turner chock full of lies and betrayals' Kirkus Reviews

'An excellent example of "Domestic Noir" ... excitement and curiosity mount until you realise you can't put the book down. Highly recommended' Literary Review

'A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller where the tension tightens to near unbearable proportions ... impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel' Marian Keyes

'Deliciously twisted ... truly chilling' Sarah Hilary

'Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable. A superbly crafted novel and an absorbing portrait of the purest kind of evil' Jane Casey

'It spoils nothing to tell you now that Lydia and Andrew Fitzsimons have murdered a young prostitute. Read this dark, captivating psychological thriller to find out why' People Magazine

'I thought it impossible to match the brilliant Unravelling Oliver, but this Liz has done. Not only is her style beautiful, but she keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from page one until the completely unexpected ending. I read Lying in Wait in one sitting. I just couldn't bear the suspense. I absolutely loved it' Amanda Redman

 'She writes compellingly, creates posh sociopaths like no-one else and doesn't flinch when the end demands what it demands. Lying In Wait is a story you genuinely should not miss' Rick O'Shea, RTÉ