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Amberwoede
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Author : Natalie Haynes
language : nl
Publisher: Prometheus
Release Date : 2014-02-07
Amberwoede written by Natalie Haynes and has been published by Prometheus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-07 with Fiction categories.
Nadat Alex Morris haar verloofde onder gruwelijke omstandigheden verliest, verhuist ze verdoofd van Londen naar Edinburgh om te breken met het verleden. Ze accepteert een baan op een speciale school voor onhandelbare leerlingen. Het zijn lastige jongeren en Alex is een onervaren docente, bang voor waar ze aan begonnen is. Er is één klas, een groep van vijf tieners, die bijzonder intimiderend is. Maar met hulp van de Griekse tragedies die ze onderwijst, weet Alex tot haar eigen verbazing een band met hen op te bouwen. Als ze ziet hoe geboeid haar leerlingen zijn door de verhalen over het gruwelijke noodlot en de wrede wraakacties, vreest ze dat haar lessen hun te veel aan het hart gaan. Alex beseft dat zich voor haar ogen een geheel nieuwe tragedie begint af te spelen _ en wel een die zo afschuwwekkend is dat er zelfs geen Griekse tragedie over bekend is. Amberwoede is een schitterende, spannende en psychologisch ragfijn gecomponeerde pageturner. Het is een suspense-roman over verlies, obsessie en de menselijke behoefte aan werkelijk contact. Natalie Haynes studeerde klassieke talen in Cambridge en schreef het boek The Ancient Guide to Modern Life. Ze maakte internationaal furore als cabaretier, onder meer op het beroemde Fringe-festival in Edinburgh. Ze maakt regelmatig deel uit van jurys van literaire prijzen, recent nog voor de Man Booker Prize 2013. Amberwoede is haar debuutroman. `Omdat ik de afgelopen vijftig jaar ook vaak een lastige puber ben geweest, dacht ik dat het wel duidelijk was aan wiens kant ik zou staan in deze schitterende debuutroman. Maar Amberwoede speelt een briljant spel met machtsverhoudingen in de klas, omdat de lerares in dit verhaal even lastig en onberekenbaar is als haar leerlingen. Een Griekse tragedie die je in één adem uitleest. Herman Koch
The Amber Fury
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Author : Natalie Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2014-02-06
The Amber Fury written by Natalie Haynes and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-06 with Fiction categories.
*** From the bestselling author of Stone Blind and A Thousand Ships *** When you open up, who will you let in? Alex Morris has lost everything: her relationship, her career and her faith in the future. Moving to Edinburgh to escape her demons, Alex takes a job teaching at a Pupil Referral Unit. It's a place for kids whose behaviour is so extreme that they cannot be taught in a regular classroom. Alex is fragile with grief and way out of her depth. Her fourth-year students are troubled and violent. Desperate to reach them, Alex turns to the stories she knows best. Greek tragedy isn't the most obvious way to win over such damaged children, yet these tales of fate, family and vengeance speak directly to them. Enthralled by the bloodthirsty justice of the ancient world, the teenagers begin to weave the threads of their own tragedy - one that Alex watches, helpless to prevent.
The Ancient Guide To Modern Life
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Author : Natalie Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2010-11-04
The Ancient Guide To Modern Life written by Natalie Haynes and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-04 with History categories.
It's time for us to re-examine the past. Our lives are infinitely richer if we take the time to look at what the Greeks and Romans have given us in politics and law, religion and philosophy and education, and to learn how people really lived in Athens, Rome, Sparta and Alexandria. This is a book with a serious point to make but the author isn't simply a classicist but a comedian and broadcaster who has made television and radio documentaries about humour, education and Dorothy Parker. This is a book for us all. Whether political, cultural or social, there are endless parallels between the ancient and modern worlds. Whether it's the murder of Caesar or the political assassination of Thatcher; the narrative arc of the hit HBO series The Wire or that of Oedipus; the popular enthusiasm for the Emperor Titus or President Obama - over and over again we can be seen to be living very much like people did 2,000 or more years ago.
The Furies
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Author : Natalie Haynes
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-08-26
The Furies written by Natalie Haynes and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-26 with Fiction categories.
"Steady pacing paired with well-timed foreshadowing and fully realized characters make this one compelling from the beginning. Fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History (1992), Erin Kelly's The Poison Tree (2011), and Tana French's The Likeness (2008) will likely enjoy the new perspective Haynes' conversational style offers to similar material." —Booklist After losing her fiancé in a shocking tragedy, Alex Morris moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Formerly an actress, Alex accepts a job teaching drama therapy at a school commonly referred to as "The Unit," a last-chance learning community for teens expelled from other schools in the city. Her students have troubled pasts and difficult personalities, and Alex is an inexperienced teacher, terrified of what she's taken on and drowning in grief. Her most challenging class is an intimidating group of teenagers who have been given up on by everyone before her. But Alex soon discovers that discussing the Greek tragedies opens them up in unexpected ways, and she gradually develops a rapport with them. But are these tales of cruel fate and bloody revenge teaching more than Alex ever intended? And who becomes responsible when these students take the tragedies to heart, and begin interweaving their darker lessons into real life with terrible and irrevocable fury? Natalie Haynes' The Furies is a psychologically complex, dark and twisting novel about loss, obsession and the deep tragedies that can connect us to each other even as they blind us to our fate.
Mortal Fear
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Author : Robin Cook
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 1989-02-01
Mortal Fear written by Robin Cook and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-02-01 with Fiction categories.
A harrowing medical nightmare on the cutting edge of genetic research, Mortal Fear goes into the controversial future of modern medicine. At a large Boston clinic, a world-class biologist stumbles upon a miraculous discovery, a major scientific breakthrough. Soon, healthy, middle-aged patients are dying of old age. And the ultimate experiment in terror begins...
The Great Escape
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Author : Natalie Haynes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2014-04-24
The Great Escape written by Natalie Haynes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
When Millie is ambushed by Max, a fast-talking cat in trouble, her boring summer holiday takes an interesting turn. Max has escaped from a nearby laboratory but he needs someone to help him rescue the friends he's left behind. With some dodgy computer-hacking skills and a few break-neck chases, can Millie and Max save the rest of them before it's too late? -- Publisher.
Dead Funny Encore
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Author : Robin Ince
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-15
Dead Funny Encore written by Robin Ince and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with categories.
Award winners Robin Ince and Johnny Mains team up for this second exploration of the relationship between comedy and horror...
Passion Wit
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Author : José Carlos Eiras
language : en
Publisher: José Carlos Eiras
Release Date : 2021-11-14
Passion Wit written by José Carlos Eiras and has been published by José Carlos Eiras this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-14 with Fiction categories.
Jose Carlos Eiras’ Passion & Wit is a collection of thirty-seven short stories, some of them a work of pure fiction while others are based off real life experiences of the author. After having written several children’s books for his granddaughters, Passion & Wit is the author’s first venture into the narrative style of short-storytelling. Captivating, amusing, and immersive, Passion & Wit will have you reading short stories that may make you laugh while others bring you to tears. Some have an ambiguity about them, while others have a flair for the melodrama. Whichever short story you read, this collection is sure to have a story for every setting and mood.
Normal
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Author : Graeme Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2016-03-29
Normal written by Graeme Cameron and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-29 with Fiction categories.
"The truth is I hurt people. It's what I do. It's all I do. It's all I've ever done." He lives in your community, he shops in your grocery store, he drives beside you on the highway. What you don't know is that he has an elaborate cage built into a secret basement under his garage, and the food he's shopping for is to feed a young woman he's holding there against her willone in a string of many, unaware of the fate that awaits her. This is how it's been for a long time. It's normaland it works. Perfectly. Then he meets the checkout girl from the 24-hour grocery, and she changes everything. One small problemhe still has someone trapped in his garage. Discovering his humanity couldn't have come at a worse time.
Dark Seed
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Author : V. C. Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001
Dark Seed written by V. C. Andrews and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Fiction categories.