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April Latimer, giovane medico di buona famiglia e dubbia reputazione, sembra svanita nel nulla: gli amici non la sentono da giorni, al lavoro la credono malata, nulla nel suo appartamento lascia presagire una partenza programmata. Nell'indifferenza generale, solo la sua amica Phoebe, figlia dell'anatomopatologo Quirke, sembra porsi delle domande, sorretta nella sua ostinazione da un brutto presentimento che le circostanze non fanno che incoraggiare. Troppe, infatti, le resistenze inaspettate, le zone d'ombra, l'imbarazzo contro cui si scontrano i suoi cauti tentativi di saperne di più. Forse April non è quella che ha fatto credere di essere, né c'è da fidarsi della sua fin troppo rispettabile famiglia; anche all'interno del loro gruppo all'apparenza compatto ? scopre Phoebe ? c'erano segreti, intese, rivalità ben più profonde di quanto lei abbia mai sospettato. L'unico su cui contare è Quirke, reduce da un soggiorno in una clinica di riabilitazione per alcolisti e intenzionato a fare il padre come si deve, ma ancora vulnerabile alle più umane delle tentazioni: un'auto sportiva che non sa guidare, un whisky di troppo di tanto in tanto, per scaldarsi cuore e ossa, e, forse, un nuovo amore. Così, tra colpi di scena e rivelazioni dolorose, padre e figlia si sperimentano con timidezza in un inedito gioco di squadra ? per una volta alleati, se non proprio famiglia ? e si avviano insieme alla scoperta dell'impietosa verità.
- ISBN: 8860883768
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 290
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I read this book for a challenge and the author was previously unknown to me. It turned out to be an okay read and was reasonably interesting but I will probably not be seeking out the rest of the series. The main character is the usual alcoholic heavy smoking, melancholic middle age man who is neve Leggi tutto
Years ago I read "Christine Falls," an intriguing rather gothish, noir mystery by an author (pen) named Benjamin Black. It was good enough to have remained RAM-ready for recall in the intervening years, whereas, say, when I (re)purchased the book "Crimson Petal and The White" it was not until page 4 Leggi tutto
“Benjamin Black” is the pseudonym for John Banville, a master of language whose serious works often complete for literary prizes. This is a hard bitten narrative with mesmerizing use of language. Black’s descriptions are wonderful, the second paragraph’s evocation of fog being among the best I’ve rea Leggi tutto
Third times the charm, usually, and could still very well be if you start here. B. Black is a wonderful writer (of course, we all know he is in his *other life* the wonderful Irish novelist John Banville, moonlighting to pay the bills between his literary novels). Problem I see with his Quirke novel Leggi tutto
for a single glance at the first four novels in the Quirke series, click on through to where I post my online crime fiction reviews. We start moving into deeper, blacker territory here with Elegy for April, a trend that continues through the two novels following this one. This book also happens to
Many of the very best mysteries are profoundly political. In digging deeply into what makes their characters tick, the writers locate the roots of their class origins and the wounds inflicted on them by their families, their neighbors, and society at large. Not convinced? Think about the sociology un Leggi tutto
I wondered after I read this novel, which while atmospherically lovely, was somewhat lacking in character development, if it assumed previous knowledge of the protagonist, Quirke, a middle-aged pathologist/alcoholic in 50s Dublin, trying to dry out, but failing, and sometimes failing miserably. He a Leggi tutto
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prose and atmosphere were amazing, especially the descriptions of sometimes foggy, sometimes Ice-bound Dublin in February. Characters and plot both felt thin though, so mixed feelings about the book as a whole. Would like to read more by this author, so opting for 3 stars.
I gave this a 3; because, I am sure it would have been better if I read it as opposed to listened to it. The reader was far too dramatic and hard to understand at times. That being said, the story was pretty slow moving. Some parts were strong, but overall I don't think the concept was strong enough Leggi tutto
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