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Chargement... La banque ferme a midi (1979)par Ruth Rendell
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Audiobook ( ) La pequeña agencia bancaria de Childon tenÃa sólo dos empleados: Alan Groombidge, el contable de treinta y ocho años al que por deferencia llamaban director; y Joyce, una joven cajera que solÃa comer en un pub cercano cuando a esa hora cerraban la oficina. Era en alguno de esos momentos de soledad cuando Alan, después de llenar con fajos de billetes sus bolsillos, se entregaba a la fantasÃa de pensar en lo que podrÃa hacer con el dinero: un sueño que lo llevaba lejos de una esposa, dos hijos y una suegra a los que sólo le unÃa la rutina doméstica. Treinta mil libras podÃan costearle un año de independencia, pero Alan -no por lealtad al banco sino por miedo a ser descubierto- nunca las cogerÃa... An assured, satisfying, standalone thriller from crime supremo Rendell about a dull bank manager who fantasises about a different life and sees an opportunity to achieve it when his branch is robbed. It’s the characters that make this, defiant bank teller Joyce, somewhat hapless robbers Marty and Nigel, and bank manager Alan. All 4 are believable and engaging, none of them perfect but all with enough that is sympathetic about them to make the reader really care what happens. The book was published in 1979 and the depressing backdrop of 70s Britain, filled with shallow dinner parties, casual racism and the shadow of the IRA is perfect for this bleak tale of crime, punishment and redemption. It’s an elegantly told, suspenseful tale, with no bloat at all in its 200-odd pages. I thoroughly enjoyed it. When a small British bank is robbed, the manager escapes with some of the money, because he had been fondling it in his office. The teller is kidnapped by the robbers. We follow the manager as he attempts to begin a new life, and the robbers and teller as they figure out what to do. It's not really a mystery in that we don't have anyone trying to solve the crime; we just follow the characters as they live out the inevitable consequences of their decisions. This is a good thriller. It's the story of Alan Groombridge, bank manager, who dreams of escaping with some of the bank's money and changing his boring life to be free to do as he pleases. A bank robbery gives Alan the opportunity to live his dreams for a while, until his nightmare really begins..... aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: Alan Groombridge had a fantasy. Husband to a woman he didn't like, father of two children he had never wanted, and manager of a tiny bank, Alan was doomed to a life of domestic boredom and tedious routine. All that saved him was that one fantasy: stealing enough of the bank's money to allow him just one year of freedomâ??one year in which to live a different sort of life. Alan Groombridge had a fantasy. Husband to a woman he didn't like, father of two children he had never wanted, and manager of a tiny bank, Alan was doomed to a life of domestic boredom and tedious routine. All that saved him was that one fantasy: stealing enough of the bank's money to allow him just one year of freedomâ??one year in which to live a different sort of life. But one day the bank was robbed, the manager and cashier disappeared, and a brutal and chilling nightmare began.. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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