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Jane Jago

Autor(a) de The Wrong Hand

12 Works 27 Membros 5 Críticas

Obras por Jane Jago

The Wrong Hand (2013) 16 exemplares
Jackdaw Court (2017) 1 exemplar
Pulling The Rug 1 exemplar
Who Put Her In? 1 exemplar
Bolded Hearts 1 exemplar
Queen to Black Knight (2022) 1 exemplar
Team Holly 1 exemplar

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This is a short paranormal romance story that made me sigh (love that). She's a witch being hunted - he's a man cursed to be a dog. It reads as an original piece of folklore :)
 
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CAKing | Oct 30, 2020 |
While I have an interest in mythology, I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes a good, quick mystery regardless of their interests. This was a fast, diverting read that kept me very interested in the procedural details as well as the characters. Very clever execution of a unique alternate history concept.
 
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cecilywolfe | Jan 4, 2018 |
This is a short little book - only 51 pages according to Amazon - but well worth the 99p I paid for it. Some of these little short stories and poems are funny, and some are sad - but all are sharp. The title is pretty apt: the author delights in pulling the rug out from under the reader's feet (eyes?) at the last minute.

A person's writing says a lot about what kind of person they are, and this book says that the author doesn't take herself or anyone else too seriously: and if you do, she will come along with a big pin and puncture your inflated ego for you. That said, there are things that should be taken seriously: sacrifice, betrayal, and old ladies.

Of the short stories, I liked them all for different things: sometimes the suddenness of the twist in the ending; sometimes the idea that things aren't necessarily what they seem. My favourite stories were the one about the lady in front of the mirror (you can just imagine what events surround the little vignette that we get) and the last one: Fur Coat and No Knickers, for reasons which will become obvious when you read it. I really liked that one; it's one of those where the feeling it gives you lasts long after you close the book.

As for the poetry, generally I don't like poetry - but this suited me enough that I read some of it out to my husband. There can be no higher praise! :-)

There is a sort of intimacy about this book: it feels like the author published them out of a desire to share a laugh, or a cry - not out of a desire to impress.

This is the part where I admit to knowing the author (or rather, having corresponded with the author) and receiving a free copy for review. Well, one out of two ain't bad. :-)
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T_K_Elliott | Mar 12, 2017 |
This novel raises the question of whether there are crimes that are too heinous to ever be forgiven. Do children always understand what they are doing? Can they ever be accepted back in society?

There have been a number of this type of crime world wide and the children who have carried them out have been punished for life. It raises the question of whether both the children are as guilty as each other. Would one have done this if the other had not been present?

The plot in this book seems to closely reflect the murder of James Bulger.

A very thought provoking read.
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smik | 1 outra crítica | Oct 5, 2016 |

Estatísticas

Obras
12
Membros
27
Popularidade
#483,027
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
5
ISBN
4