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Lädt ... Mirrorland (2021. Auflage)von Carole Johnstone (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Well, this book certainly wasn't boring! The story was fantastic, but the writing was a bit murky. It blended Cat (the main character's) current reality with her imagination world from childhood. It was a bit confusing. I really think if it was written as "Present" and "Past" (every other chapter maybe), it would have been much more clear. I had never heard of the term "magical realism" until I came across this book and read a few of the other reviews - but that's definitely what it is! keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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"Unnerving." --People "Unsettling...unlocks its mysteries slowly." --The New York Times Book Review "A dark, twisty, and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination" --Ruth Ware, author of The Woman in Cabin 10 "Beautifully written and told with a watchmaker's precision" (Stephen King), Mirrorland is a thrilling psychological suspense novel about twin sisters, the man they both love, the house that has always haunted them, and the childhood stories they can't leave behind. Cat lives in Los Angeles, far from 36 Westeryk Road, the imposing gothic house in Edinburgh where she and her estranged twin sister, El, grew up. As kids, they invented Mirrorland, a dark, imaginary place under the pantry stairs, full of pirates, witches, and clowns. These days, Cat rarely thinks about their childhood home, or the fact that El now lives there with her husband, Ross. But when El mysteriously disappears after going out on her sailboat, Cat is forced to return to 36 Westeryk Road, which hasn't changed in twenty years. The grand old house is still full of shadowy corners, and at every turn Cat finds herself stumbling on long-held secrets and terrifying ghosts from the past. Because someone--El?--has left Cat clues: a treasure hunt that leads them back to Mirrorland, where the truth lies waiting... A brilliantly crafted story that "feels like the love child of Gillian Flynn and Stephen King" (Greer Hendricks, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Mirrorland is a propulsive, page-turning debut about love, betrayal, revenge--and the price of freedom. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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A spellbinding and immersive story brilliantly narrated in Leung's lovely Irish accent. It's pretty murky and twisty and confusing (lots of complex relationships and old unspeakable secrets) with the details unfolding (very) slowly over time. This can be kind of frustrating, as the
"Mouse was El and Cat's triplet sister. The Witch was their mother's sister and took Mouse as her own out of a weird jealousy thing. Cat killed their grandfather trying to protect El. Their mother killed herself after sending the girls out of the house.
"Ross blocked their escape that night when their grandfather died because he didn't want them to leave him. This is also why he became abusive towards El, he didn't want her to leave him.
"El was not dead. She escaped to the Caribbean. But they convicted Ross of her murder. The body found was Mouse, who had OD'd on Ross' pills at the same time as El's planned suicide/escape on the boat, presumably to provide a body so that El wouldn't have to die herself.
bingo 2024: includes a prologue, published April 1 2021, focus on sibling relationship, stormy weather/power outage, very old house with bell clappers/bell pulls seemingly alive with memories.