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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Questiondi Jane Asher
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Asher had me hooked in the first few pages when haughty Eleanor realizes her husband is having an affair. Her internal dialogue, not always silent, ranges from frenzied to humorous. The story has a gratifyingly dark, creepy quality. Indeed, Eleanor can be downright nasty, although some may say justifiably so. Just as the reader gets an idea of where the story is leading, Asher takes it to another level. The disquiet was erratic, and towards the end the nastiness ebbed somewhat, a ploy that only serves to calm the reader before a final assault. It is reminiscent of Stephen King's Misery, albeit in a refined, well-bred English way. Perhaps the horror was more acute because it was so unexpected, coming from the nice, fluffy image of cake-maker Jane Asher. Highly recommended. ( ) I am a seasoned mystery reader but I was shaking as I finished this book, shaking with horror at the ending. The book draws you in very gently and it is all so civilized and yet not civilized at all. It is all British wit, charm, class and occasionally quite humourous. A long term wife discovers her husband's betrayal and shocking double life. She has many questions but in the end there is only one question which matters and you need to read the book to understand it's importance. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Following the great success of Jane Asher's debut novel The Longing, her second psychological thriller is a compassionate, compelling and beautifully written study of the terrible effect of jealousy on a woman's life. John and Eleanor Hamilton are middle-aged, wealthy, and settled in their comfortable life in Hampshire and London. John didn't want children, so instead Eleanor used her energies to help run the company and get involved in the local community. So imagine her horror when, one day, she discovers that her husband has led a secret life for twenty years, in the shape of a mistress and a nineteen-year-old daughter - the daughter that she herself never had. The jealousy that Eleanor feels is all-consuming, driving her to limits she would never have thought possible. Then John, badly injured in a car crash, becomes a victim of PVS - Persistent Vegetative State. Although he is capable of communicating by the tiniest of signals, he has no quality of life. And so arises the ultimate question - and the ultimate opportunity for revenge. Should he live, or should he die? John's fate hangs in the balance as the three women he deceived and betrayed decide upon the answer. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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