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Greaves, C: Hard Twisted de C. Joseph Greaves

Greaves, C: Hard Twisted

Autor C. Joseph Greaves
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 sep 2013
LucileGarrettisjustthirteenwhenshemeetsClintPalmer,acharismaticstrangerwhowillforeverchangeherlife.Theyearis1934,andasthewindblowndustoftheGreatDepressionrakestheOklahomaplains,PalmeroffersLucileandherfather,homelessandhungry,theirresistiblepromiseofabetterfuture.ButwhentheyfollowPalmertoTexas,Lucile'sfathermysteriouslydisappears,launchingmanandgirlonanepicjourneythroughtheAmericanSouthwest:aspreeofviolenceandmurderthatculminatesinoneofthemostcelebratedcriminaltrialsoftheera.Basedonatruestory,HardTwistedisachillingtaleofsurvivalandredemption,andayounggirl'scomingofageinaworldascruelasitisbeautiful.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408831113
ISBN-10: 1408831112
Pagini: 291
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Basedonatruestory:Greaves'novelisbasedontherealeventsof1934,whenaTexanconvictkidnappeda13-year-oldgirlandbroughtheralongonamurderspree.Greavesisalsocoproducingadocumentaryfilmonthestory,nowinprogress.

Notă biografică

C.JosephGreavesisaformerL.A.triallawyernowbasedinSantaFe.HisdiscoveryoftwohumanskullsinaremoteUtahcanyonwouldlead,eighteenyearslater,tothecompletionofHardTwisted,namedBestHistoricalNovelof2010intheSouthWestWritersinternationalwritingcontest,inwhichGreaveswasalsohonoredwiththegrand-prizeStorytellerAward.GreavesisalsowritinganL.A.-basedmysteryseries;thefirstinstallment,HushMoney,waspublishedbyMinotaurinspring2012.

Recenzii

Nowandagainyoudiscoverathrillerthatsweepsyouoffyourfeet.Thisisone
Agritty,grippingread,andonethatbegstobeputonfilm
Asuperbfirstnovel...WritteninastylethatistheproseequivalentofaDorotheaLangephotograph...Extraordinarilymovingreading
Greaves'sdeftprosetwinkleslikeOkiecampfires(inthenight).Storytellingatitsmostcompelling:raw,yettenderandasdangerousaswarmmoonshinebreathonayounggirl'sneck
Forcrimeloverswhowantagenuinelygrippingread
Arivetingandstylisticallystripped-downtale...Subtle,seductivewriting...Hisevocationofplaceissomethingtobehold
Atautandintriguingthriller