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A carregar... The Hoarder (2017)por Jess Kidd
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Loved it. Will definitely be trying more of the authors work. Characters were interesting, plot satisfying and the surreal bits of atmosphere, taxidermy, autmotans, Gypsy fortune tellers and ouija boards all in one book. What more could you ask for. Cats and foxes, you say, don’t worry , they’re there to, along with saints and sinners galore ( ) Not like Things in Jars or Himself, but still an excellent mystery. Loved Maud and Renatta!!! Cathal broke my heart several times over. Jess Kidd once again spins an engaging tale with full bodied characters and a twisty riddle hiding in the past. Jess has a gift that she employs to our benefit, I am a fan and I will remain so, ever on. Oohh this was a delicious book! Quirky, mysterious, creepy and unique, this novel is written in the gothic suspense style with great finess and creativity. A dash of humor, a cast of unforgetable characters, and a devilish plot will have you flipping pages well into the wee hours of the morning. The British title is The Hoarder. The Anerican title is Mr. Flood's Last Resort. I cannot wait to read the author's two other books now! I really enjoyed this story. The Saints were a curious bunch; a wonderfully flawed collective of apparitions - lending just enough information to Maud to keep her going in the right direction, and keep me guessing as to what would happen next. Maud and Cathal were an excellent pairing for the story, and Renata was glorious! I loved them and was totally committed to finding out their story. The haunting atmosphere over the entire story was truly magnificent, and the description of the house really brought it to life like a Frankenstein Monster of junk and National Geographic's. The narration was truly perfect for this story. I was so close to giving this 5 stars, but there were just a few moments that I struggled to follow. Nothing a reread wouldn't solve, though, and I know it is something I am likely to read again.
Jess Kidd's second novel is a charming, touching magical mystery tour...In “Mr. Flood’s Last Resort,” Jess Kidd delivers another charming mix of magic and mystery, this time wrapped around a tale of family love and dysfunction..... Like her debut novel “Himself,” the rich language is accented by Kidd’s Irish upbringing... In her quest for truth, Maud is accompanied by the spirits of various saints that intermittently drift in and out of the proceedings and contribute to the novel’s occasional narrative missteps...Saints aside, characterisation is where Kidd excels. Cathal Flood is wonderfully enigmatic and complex, and the first description of Maud’s landlady Renata, “emerging like a New Age butterfly from her ground floor cocoon”, is assurance if any were needed that this is a writer with a poet’s skill of balancing clarity and inventive flair..The descriptive skill and wordplay also extend to place...An amateur-investigator story, a black comedy, a family saga, The Hoarder knots together a number of genres, but with Bridlemere at its centre – part Bluebeard’s castle, part fly-tipped Manderley – its roots lie in the gothic tradition..
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HTML:Note to readers: In the UK, this book is published under the title The Hoarder. Indie Next Pick From the award-winning author of Himself comes a spellbinding and "magically entertaining read" (Good Housekeeping, UK) about a lonely caregiver and a cranky hoarder with a house full of secrets that "will appeal to fans of Tana French and Sophie Hannah, as it charms and unsettles in equal measure" (BookPage). Maud Drennan is a dedicated caregiver whose sunny disposition masks a deep sadness. A tragic childhood event left her haunted, in the company of a cast of prattling saints who pop in and out of her life like tourists. Other than visiting her agoraphobic neighbor, Maud keeps to herself, finding solace in her work and in her humble existence??until she meets Mr. Flood. Cathal Flood is a menace by all accounts. The lone occupant of a Gothic mansion crawling with feral cats, he has been waging war against his son's attempts to put him into an old-age home and sent his last caretaker running for the madhouse. But Maud is this impossible man's last chance: if she can help him get the house in order, he just might be able to stay. So the unlikely pair begins to cooperate, bonding over their shared love of Irish folktales and mutual dislike of Mr. Flood's overbearing son. Mr. Flood's Last Resort is "a rare delight" (Cosmopolitan, UK) examining the space between sin and sainthood, a novel that "perfectly balances tragedy with dark comedy" in which "the dialogue crackles and every detail enchants" (Shelf Awarenes Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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