Ote takakansitekstistä: " Brittiläisen yläluokan hillitystä charmista rasistiin kannanottoihin, vahvasta psyykenlääkityksestä harhoihin ja kummituksiin, rakkaudettomasta avioliitosta välitilaan, jossa jokainen on hetken metsästäjä." Pitkästä aikaa jännitti paikoin lukea jotakin kirjaa. Muutamassa...
An intriguing, unusual story, strangely told. I found myself continuously forgetting that the book was meant to be set in the present day. So much of it is written in the style of a turn-of-the-century ghost story; man with inherited wealth owns giant house in the country, belongs to an old-fashi...
Interesting book with an interesting approach, if nothing else.Contemporary books with Victorian era suspense are rather sparse, so I was glad to come across this one since I completely, completely adore gothic horror. There's something very special in that style - above all it is the way how the...
A man returns from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, causes trouble for everyone that likes him and gets involved in a murky plot.There are some really good themes in this story, but the plot is jumbled up with too many different ideas (some of which are stupid) making it an unsatisfying read. The w...
I bought this book because my gaze fell on its cover and I immediately felt there was a connection.I started reading this book not quite knowing if I had made the best choice: I was suspicious and the short summary on the paperback did not actually appeal me.after the first 20 pages I thanked my ...
“Samon Fishing in the Yemen.” was a quick read. I sort of liked it but I just thought it could have been so much better. I have just ambivalent feelings about this book.I will just number what I thought.1.tSome characters, specifically Mary, did not seem to be real people to me either. I can unde...
I rocked back on my heels to slow myself down and found that the best way to maintain my balance was to lean against the side of the taxi and look up. The sky was hard and black and a few stars glittered, though I could not see as many as I used to see. Once I had looked up, it was hard to look d...
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot: Yes, I remember that visit to Glen Tulloch with Fred and Peter Maxwell. It was horrendous. Peter Maxwell: —is this being recorded? Well, I don’t care—is the most ghastly little man. How people like that get into such positions of power is quite beyond me...