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The Thinking Tank de Jae De Wylde

The Thinking Tank

Autor Jae De Wylde
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 sep 2011
1969, London, England Sally, dressed in brown visits Father Christmas at a church fair. He rescues her as she trips and stumbles into his arms. As he hoists her onto his lap she thinks she feels the breath of a kiss on her cheek.It is 2003 and in Rutland, England, Sarah's relationship with her daughter Rebecca is going from bad to worse. Torn apart by family secrets yet locked together by a solemn promise, the future for both seems bleak. But the mysterious and haunting circumstances of a hospital visit set Sarah on a path of discovery from which there can be no return. She traces Stephen, her childhood friend and the pair travel to Spain in search of answers. But even before they arrive, Sarah finds that Stephen has an agenda all of his own. Only by confronting the truth can Sarah move forward, but that means revealing the one secret she cannot face.Jae De Wylde steers us masterfully through the twists and turns of this splendidly paced, poignant and compelling story of love, identity and belonging.The book also includes additional material for reading groups.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781904881438
ISBN-10: 1904881432
Pagini: 310
Dimensiuni: 127 x 203 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Springtime Books

Notă biografică

Half Dutch and born between the in-and-out gates of a distillery on the borders of Wandsworth and Battersea, way before the area became chic, I loved the whole London culture vibe as I was growing up. I went to Grey Coat Hospital Girls' Grammar School in Victoria (a real privilege - I am grateful for the experience to this day), and then on to read BA Jt Hons Modern Languages at the University of Bristol. I loved my early career as a Modern Languages (French and German) teacher, working in both the state and private sector. Writing has been in my blood for as long as I can remember. Following on from freelance journalism, my work as Editor for Travelsphere holidays was fantastic - travel is a great passion and I am blessed to have done a lot of it, including an incredible spell as an expat living in the Middle East. I also enjoyed editing Embrace Magazine for a couple of years - an intensely busy time, bonkers but good. Life has not all been easy. When one of the closest people to me died, I thought that the world would end and it almost did. When I surfaced, I realised that it had simply changed forever, and decided to honour her memory with the passion I try to inject into everything I do. The Thinking Tank was inspired by a desire to turn life's crappy stuff into something meaningful and enriching...our past doesn't always have to dictate our future. I am now living in Lincolnshire with my husband and two chihuahuas.

Recenzii

A highly readable novel, The Thinking Tank has unexpected elements that make it a real page-turner. It treats challenging themes in a sensitive manner but without pulling any punches. Literary but never difficult, think Anita Shreve - maybe also Douglas Kennedy. The dual narrative and mix of locations - between London in the 70s (loved this as it was SO real), Rutland, England in early 2000s and Spain provide rich layers to the plot and subplot and a brilliant twist in the tale gives it extra dimension. I became totally immersed and had to remind myself at one stage that I wasn't Sarah (one of the main protagonists) and that I was in Costa Coffee not the Costa del Sol! Sarah has RSD, an illness, which means she regularly has to go in a hyperbaric oxygen tank and a bit like The Glass Room in Simon Mauer's novel of the same name, the tank becomes both a protagonist and catalyst. A great holiday read - or curl up with it in front of the fire. Loved it and recommend it without reservation. L. Roswell, author The Thinking Tank entangles the past with the present. As Sarah accepts the hope of the physical cure in the Tank, she opens herself to addressing events of the past. I won't say how - I don't want to give the plot away - but it twists you around, even when you least expect. Loved the scenes from the 70's with surprising little details provoking nostalgic moments - I was back there again! The realistic writing also took me places I've never been - not always a comfortable ride, as the tale moves relentlessly towards trouble. Difficult themes - but beautifully handled, and with a poignant resolution that leaves you hoping for more. I am normally tentative about reading first-time novels, but any qualms I had were dispelled within a few pages. I loved this book, have never been 'moved' to write a review about one before! G. King The Thinking Tank was an interesting, thought-provoking and rewarding experience. The author lets you imagine that you are in for some easy 'comfort reading' and then makes you engage with deeper issues associated with identity, pain and loss. There is an autumnal mood about this novel, a sense of reflecting on the life choices we make and the need to recognise and seize upon the rare opportunities for a second chance. I liked the device of the two parallel story lines, keeping you guessing what the connection was if any. The time frames and settings were vividly evoked: I could almost taste the wine in the Spanish episodes. Written with authority, humour and emotional integrity, The Thinking Tank is a confident and assured debut novel, a page-turner that will keep you hooked and waiting for the next offering from a new name to remember. Kalpana