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Lädt ... Opportunity (2007)von Charlotte Grimshaw
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Opportunity and Singularity by Charlotte Grimshaw (both Cape). I read Grimshaw for the first time this year. She is a master with mystery, very contemporary and astute. These two books take the form of linked stories. They are elliptical, atmospheric and compelling in the way a good crime novel should be. There are complex love affairs, undercover detectives, doctors, adoptions, bad stepmothers and lost children. Her language is relaxed, spare and perfect. Beinhaltet
A prize-winning and innovative collection of connected short stories. "You could look back after a long time and ask, who wanted what from whom?" A man confronts death after an operation, a devout Christian encounters a man who hurt her long ago, a secretary uncovers her boss's secret shame. And in a house in Auckland an elderly woman is writing the last book of her life, one which, she says, contains all of her crimes. How are the characters connected and who is writing the stories? Each of these astute stories is an inspection of motive, rich in vivid insight into a diverse range of lives. Together, they form a unified whole. Opportunityis a book about storytelling, about generosity and opportunism; above all it is a celebration of the subtleties of human impulses, of what Katherine Mansfield called the LIFE of life. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I thought this an unusual choice by the judges, as the runner-up [Edwin and Mathilda] by [[Laurence Fearnley]] was a far more enjoyable substantial tale. I note the People's Choice for that year was [The Blue] by [[Mary McCallum]], which sadly awaits my attention. ( )