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Laddar... In My Father's Den (1972)av Maurice Gee
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. When Celia Inverarity is murdered, her mentor and English teacher Paul Prior becomes the initial suspect. Set in suburban Auckland, the novel follows Paul as he deals with both the accusation and the devastating loss of his protégé (and perhaps inappropriate love interest.) Woven into the narrative are flashbacks to Paul's tumultuous childhood, where he and his father are in constant conflict with his mother and brother, for reasons mostly related to religion. The den referred to in the title is a secret poison shed where his father keeps shelves of books and art works not allowed in the house by the pious matriarch (stuff like Walt Whitman.) Paul's early introduction to the den changes the course of his life and shapes the man he is to become. I'm not sure what to compare this to (I guess "literary mystery" is the best description), but it's poignant, lovely, and quietly suspenseful and creepy. It's a moving portrait of the father/son bond and an in-depth exploration of the forces that quietly tear a family apart and scar it forever. On top of that, it's a compelling mystery that will keep you turning the pages. Loved it! inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
When Celia Inverarity, aged seventeen, is found brutally murdered in a secluded West Auckland park one Sunday afternoon, Paul Prior, her English teacher and mentor, is suspected of being her murderer. Celia's death and the violence which follows send Prior back to examine the past - a past that is as secret as his father's den in the old poison shed. Eventually the murderer is exposed, but not before a family has been split apart and old wounds revealed. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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