Paper Ghosts
Autor Julia Heaberlinen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 sep 2018
Texas, prezentul imediat. Peisajul arid devine scena unei confruntări psihologice brutale. Carl Feldman, un bătrân fragil achitat cândva de crimă, pornește într-o călătorie forțată. Lângă el se află o femeie care îi spune „tată”. Este o minciună. Ea vrea adevărul despre sora ei dispărută, Rachel. Reținem tensiunea insuportabilă a acestui road-trip în care prădătorul și victima își schimbă rolurile constant. Structura narativă este fragmentată de amintirile incerte ale lui Carl, creând o atmosferă de nesiguranță cronică. Putem afirma că stilul autoarei este unul chirurgical, specific experienței sale în jurnalismul de investigație. Pe același raft cu Shadow of a Doubt de Michelle Davies, cartea se distinge prin explorarea profundă a memoriei care se dezintegrează și a modului în care trauma modelează percepția realității. Dacă în Black-Eyed Susans Julia Heaberlin explora supraviețuirea în urma unei crime, în Paper Ghosts ea mută focalizarea pe ambiguitatea morală a răzbunării. Credem că ritmul este unul alert, sacadat, mimând urgența unei căutări care nu mai poate aștepta. Nu este doar un roman polițist, ci un studiu despre fantomele trecutului care refuză să rămână îngropate sub soarele arzător al Texasului.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1405921307
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 128 x 195 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: DK Children
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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De ce să citești această carte
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Despre autor
Julia Heaberlin este o scriitoare americană și jurnalistă premiată, cunoscută pentru precizia cu care analizează psihologia umană în situații limită. A lucrat pentru publicații de prestigiu precum Fort-Worth Star Telegram și The Detroit News, experiență care îi conferă romanelor sale o ancorare solidă în realitate. Originară din Texas, ea folosește peisajul sudic nu doar ca decor, ci ca personaj activ în lucrările sale, printre care se numără și bestsellerul Black-Eyed Susans sau We Are All the Same in the Dark. Stilul său este caracterizat de o eleganță sumbră și de o atenție deosebită acordată personajelor feminine puternice.
Notă biografică
Her books have sold to more than twenty countries and have been optioned for film.
Black-Eyed Susans was a Sunday Times number two bestseller and a Radio 2 Book Club selection, as well as Waterstones Thriller of the Month.
Before writing novels, Heaberlin was an award-winning journalist, which fed her interest in true crime and the forgotten stories of victims, a theme she carries into her fiction.
She lives with her family in Texas.
Recenzii
Every journey reaches its end, and the one in Paper Ghosts comes on fast and furious. Signposts along the way warn of angst, secrets and deadly plot twists, but you'll never see what's coming . . .
A tale of murderous obsession . . . Heaberlin, author of the impressive Black-Eyed Susans, plays her cards close to her chest, careful to give away little about the motivations of either of her characters, as her heroine edges closer to the truth'
Wonderful . . . creepy . . . it elevates the often tawdry genre of the serial killer novel to a work of art
Heaberlin's works beautifully evoke the texture and landscape of the state of Texas . . . Their road trip across Texas results in profound revelations, strange occurrences, and a surprisingly heartwarming ending
Gripping . . . dementia suits crime fiction. Is the suspect lying or has a medical reason for his amnesia?
Beautifully written and wonderfully chilling
Readers cannot tell fact from fiction. The timing is perfect, the layers of the story both peel away and deepen as the search into the mind of a killer takes turns no one is expecting
The tension crackles . . . it had me changing my mind so often, my head was spinning. A work of art.
A dialogue propelled two-hander, a murder mystery, a road novel, a pair of psychological case studies. It would make a fine indie movie, although screen adaption would entail sacrificing Heaberlin's evocative prose
Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place
This book haunted me . . . The writing is beautiful and chilling, laced with a subtle dark humour, and the multiple twists build to a perfect icy shiver of an ending. I loved it!
Utterly compelling . . . the writing is mesmeric
Heaberlin knows exactly how to create a feeling of suspense. The kind of fear that that creeps up on you from behind. It is a compelling and sinister, character-driven read.
A clever tale about finding closure
A beautifully written, gripping and extraordinary book
A rich hybrid work that's at once a zany dialogue-propelled town-hander, a murder mystery, a road trip, a pair of psychological case studies and a meditation on photography
Finding something new to say about serial killers is almost impossible these days, but Heaberlin's approach is completely original and all shades of menacing
My crime novel of 2018. It's a stunning page turner of a book which kept me gripped throughout. It's a book that has stayed with me beyond the last chapter and I'm recommending it to everyone
The timing is perfect, the layers of the story both peel away and deepen as the search into the mind of a killer takes turns no one is expecting
This book haunted me. Such a gripping exploration of obsession and loss: of those we love, but also our memories and sense of self. The writing is beautiful and chilling, laced with a subtle dark humour, and the multiple twists build to a perfect icy shiver of an ending. I loved it!
Praise for Black-Eyed Susans
It's a terrific plot, matched by the quality of the writing and superbly paced tension
One of the classiest thrillers you'll read this year
Black Eyed Susans is a compelling read, especially for Serial fans
Creepy and compelling, Black-Eyed Susans is a shadowy and crooked journey to a very dark place indeed, a twisty fairytale that deceives you just when you think you've cracked it and a thriller to make you remember why you love thrillers. Don't miss it
Sophisticated, disturbing and with plenty of red herrings
Black-Eyed Susans is a masterful thriller that shouldn't be missed . . . and in terms of suspense, characterizations and storytelling... is outstanding. Heaberlin's work calls to mind that of Gillian Flynn. Both writers published impressive early novels that were largely overlooked, and then one that couldn't be: Flynn's Gone Girl and now Heaberlin's Black-Eyed Susans. Don't miss it
A truly compelling tale of the fragility of memory and elusive redemption
Terrific. Impeccable plotting
Descriere scurtă
'Gripping' The Times
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Long ago, Carl Feldman was acquitted of murder.
Now he's an old man, living alone with his fading memories.
His daughter has come to see him, to take him on a trip.
Only she's not his daughter, and if she has her way, he's not coming back . . .
This woman is sure Carl's a murderer, and that he's killed others - including her sister Rachel.
And she will stop at nothing to find out the truth.
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'Wonderful . . . creepy . . . a work of art' Sunday Express
'A beautifully written and extraordinary book' Sophie Hannah
'Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place . . . well worth the read' Guardian