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Chargement... War Damage (original 2009; édition 2010)par Elizabeth Wilson (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreWar Damage par Elizabeth Wilson (2009)
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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. This is as digestible and gripping as an Agatha Christie, which, for me, means the setting is as interesting as the characters, but the latter are uninvolving. A good holiday read, and one that I will recommend but not keep, although I'd be keen to read her other books. ( )
Wilson presents a nation struggling to get back on its feet, but she does not overdo the period detail. Her plotting is more assured than in the previous novel and Regine is an idiosyncratic, vivid protagonist. Wilson loves people with something - perhaps everything - to hide, and the losers here are those who used the war to reinvent themselves and now risk an embarrassing unmasking. Especially good on atmosphere, she evokes louche, bohemian NW3 with skill and relish, emphasising what an alien world it would have seemed in 1947, even to unshockable policemen.
London in the aftermath of World War II is a beaten down, hungry place, so it's no wonder that Regine Milner's Sunday house parties are so popular. But when one of Regine's party guests turns up dead, there is no shortage of suspects. 'War Damage' is full of secrets, sexual experimentation, and surprises. Elizabeth Wilson is an independent researcher and writer best known for her commentaries on feminism and popular culture. She is currently a visiting professor at the London College of Fashion. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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