Books
by A M Homes
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Music for Torching |
Provocative and unsettling. Paul and Elaine are stuck, increasingly dissatisfied with each other and their comfortable suburban existence. A claustrophobic and desolate tale of disintegration - of their marriage, their home and states of mind. Brutal, depraved, darkly comic and almost ridiculous in parts, their desperation builds. I felt a sense of foreboding throughout and almost relief when the end comes.
(Rebecca Howell - bwl 69 Summer 2013) |
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This Book will Save your Life |
Cocooned in the seemingly perfect LA life, Richard's reality is an isolating routine controlled by his housekeeper, trainer and nutritionist. A sudden and unexplained seizure launches him back into the outside world. A darkly comic but touching satire of a lost soul reconnecting with living and love for his family through a series of bizarre events and friendships. Cleverly poking fun at the hang-ups and trappings of modern America, the result is a warm and affecting story.
(Rebecca Howell - bwl 70 Autumn 2016) |
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