Emily Bain Murphy
Auteur de The Disappearances
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Image by Annabella Kiss
Œuvres de Emily Bain Murphy
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 20th Century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Indiana, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Indiana, USA
Hong Kong
Japan
Massachusetts, USA
Connecticut, USA
California, USA (tout afficher 7)
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - Études
- Tufts University
- Agent
- Peter Knapp at Park & Fine Literary and Media
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 394
- Popularité
- #61,534
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 23
- ISBN
- 28
This standalone teen novel was an entertaining palate cleanser, and I liked the writing style, though it wasn't as much of a page turner as I was maybe expecting. It has lovely cover art, and I love the idea that someone may have embroidered the design just for this book. One area in which I feel the author stumbled was in being uncommitted to the language the characters spoke (Danish or English?). Danish terms are sprinkled throughout the text, which is fun, but then in one scene Marit fondly recalls the way in which Eve used to mispronounce "upside down." The singling out of this very non-Danish phrase felt a little odd. Recommended overall, possibly enjoyed more by readers who can keep themselves from overanalyzing. :)… (plus d'informations)