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«Attento alle Sette Benedizioni...» Quando pronuncia per la prima volta queste parole, Sally non conosce ancora il loro significato e il loro potere micidiale. Ma la persona che le sente muore di paura. Così comincia la terribile avventura di una ragazzina di sedici anni nei sordidi bassifondi della Londra vittoriana: perseguitata da canaglie e assassini, cerca di risolvere il mistero della morte del padre, ma ovunque si volti incontra nuovi pericoli ed enigmi. Chi ha rubato il rubino lasciatele in eredità dal padre? E in che modo è legato al traffico d’oppio? La ragazza scopre presto di essere al centro del mistero, e che dalla soluzione di questo dipende la sua vita…
Nel primo libro di una nuova trilogia Philip Pullman rivisita il genere classico del romanzo giallo e lo ambienta nella nebbiosa e miserabile Londra di fine Ottocento, in un’atmosfera degna di Dickens. Segreti, omicidi, salvataggi miracolosi, un cast di personaggi onesti e ignobili energumeni al servizio di un grande narratore.
- ISBN: 8893818302
- Casa Editrice: Salani
- Pagine: 266
- Data di uscita: 13-06-2019
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This book is certainly not one of Philip Pullman’s best. The Ruby in the Smoke is a mystery set in London in 1872. A young woman, sixteen-year-old Sally Lockhart, has learned that her father has died. However, matters are a bit more complicated, and Sally is on the hunt to get some answers. Just how Leggi tutto
You know this smart and swiftly paced Victorian mystery is written for young adults, right? You know that doesn't mean dumbed down or raw, but rather that it should not be cluttered up with obtrusive literariness or head-scratching ephemera. You say that Pullman struggles with figurative language an Leggi tutto
With a subtitle of "A Sally Lockhart Mystery," one might expect the first installment of said series to be about a girl who restores pinched puppies to their rightful dowdy owners. And you wouldn't be more wrong! The Ruby in the Smoke introduces Sally, a self-made woman already at 16 years old, with Leggi tutto
It’s easy to see where the strength of Lyra Belacqua came from! Sally Lockhart is a sixteen year old orphan, independently wealthy by bequest, but hamstrung and constrained by the misogynistic rules of Victorian England. When she walks away from life with her mean-spirited aunt, it will take all of h Leggi tutto
I'm a big fan of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, so I thought I would give this a try. Heck, I even liked the Golden Compass movie (two words--Daniel Craig). This is what librarians call "young adult" literature i.e. "for teenagers." As such, I find it a bit disturbing. I'm a far cry from a bo Leggi tutto
Truth be told, I expected something more, but it was nonetheless a truly enjoyable read.
Actual rating 3.5/5 stars. This is the first instalment in the Sally Lockhart quartet, which is a Victorian-era series following amateur sleuth, Sally Lockhart, as she attempts to solve the mysteries of London's dark underbelly, as well as those muddying her own past. I really enjoyed putting my obser Leggi tutto
I always find myself frustrated when authors can't seem to think of anything bad for their characters to overcome, and so they have to create some unbelievably vindictive and amoral villain just so there is some central conflict. The main character gets along with everyone and always finds satisfyin Leggi tutto
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