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Francesca Haig

Auteur de The Fire Sermon

7 oeuvres 595 utilisateurs 35 critiques

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Francesca Haig grew up in Tasmania. She earned a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Hons) and PhD from the University of Melbourne. She also tutored in Film Studies and Creative Writing. She was a senior lecturer at the University of Chester. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and afficher plus anthologies in both Australia and England. Her first collection of poetry is entitled Bodies of Water. In 2010 she was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship. The Fire Sermon is her first novel. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

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Œuvres de Francesca Haig

The Fire Sermon (2015) 409 exemplaires
The Map of Bones (2016) 121 exemplaires
The Forever Ship (2017) 56 exemplaires
The Cookbook of Common Prayer (2021) 6 exemplaires
Bodies of Water (2006) 1 exemplaire

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I got this book from Good Reads First Reads and really glad I did, it was a fantastic read. Originally the synopsis caught my eye and intrigued me, and from page 1 I was hooked. Every step of the way I couldn't out it down, had to know what happened next; it's a real page turner that you won't be able to put down. It's very well written, characters likeable and doesn't drone on like I've found other books attempting a similar plot do.

One thing I would mention is that it's not for the faint hearted. I tried to explain it to my fiancé and his response was that it sounds very morbid. In a way it is. It is a very dark world, with themes of discrimination and the extremes that people go to because of it. It reminded me a lot of Patrick Ness' The Knife of Never Letting Go, to give you an idea of the level of darkness and themes.… (plus d'informations)
 
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justgeekingby | 22 autres critiques | Jun 6, 2023 |
I was really disappointed with how this one turned out. Both the previous books in the trilogy were fantastic and the finale just felt like a let down in comparison.
 
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justgeekingby | 3 autres critiques | Jun 6, 2023 |
Interesting take on a dystopia, will read the second one in this series.
 
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davisfamily | 22 autres critiques | Dec 11, 2022 |
Well. That's one way to nip a nascent love triangle in the bud.
 
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slimikin | 22 autres critiques | Mar 27, 2022 |

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Œuvres
7
Membres
595
Popularité
#42,223
Évaluation
½ 3.6
Critiques
35
ISBN
59
Langues
5

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