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Lädt ... Midnight in a Perfect Lifevon Michael Collins
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Incroyable livre dans sa simplicité trompeuse. Michael Collins est assurément un excellent auteur, je ne sais pas si c'est un grand écrivain, mais il sait écrire!!! ( ) I have loved the last two Michael Collins books that I have read- Death of a Writer and the Keepers of Truth.Both drawing graphic images of life in Middle America and the desloation in small towns in the Midwest where industry has closed and jobs have gone and the future is bleak. This one did not have characters I could empathise with and I found the ending unsatifactory. Set in Chicago, 'Midnight in a Perfect Life',tells the story of Karl, an author of two successful books who is struggling to find inspiration while suffering writers block.It is hard to like Karl and his wife Lori, who undergo unsuccessful IVF treatment. It is a dark book and shows a dark side of life that perhaps I could have done without!Read his earlier books Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Karl is a troubled writer standing on the precipice of forty. After a degree of success in his early career he is now battling with what he terms his 'opus', his legacy to the world. But his partner Lori, the main breadwinner, is also thinking about her destiny and wants a child. As they embark on fertility treatment, Karl is forced to confront his deepest fear - that he will turn out to be like his father, a travelling salesman who was found dead after apparently committing murder when Karl was just thirteen. Unbeknown to Lori, Karl has already taken loans out against their house to pay for his mother's care home, and his freelance work, ghosting for a crime writer called Perry Fennimore, has dried up. As the treatment progresses, Karl feels increasingly distanced from his relationship and the safety of home, and attracted to the shadowlands of Chicago's backstreets. When Fennimore re-emerges with a proposal, Karl begins to tap this new source of creativity - but just how far will he go in his pursuit of the ultimate story? Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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