| |
|
Title: Bluethroat
morning
Author: Jacqui Lofthouse
Genre: literary thriller
Rating: 
58 year old Harry Bliss is trying to understand the suicide of his wife Alison
six years ago. Doing so he returns to "the scene of the crime" together
with the 19 year old daughter of his best friend. She, Helen, looks a lot like
Arabella, the second wife of his great-grandfather, who also killed herself in
the same way and at the same place as Alison. They both walked into the sea
until they got swept away and drowned.
Because Alison was a famous model, had written a bestseller and was in the
middle of writing another book, the press never stopped bothering Harry, especially
Gordon Hake. He thinks that Harry burned the manuscript of the second book.
Harry gets in contact with Judith Frazer, a professor English, who wants to
use Alison's story for a biography. Harry also meets up with Ern Higham and at
the end of the book gets the "whole" story of what happened with Alison
and Arabella.
Well, an interesting enough story to grab you, you would think. But it couldn't grab
me. I don't understand how it is a thriller. For me there were no elements of a
thriller in it. The story never disturbed or surprised me. The book is written
in one metaphor after the other and most of the facts are given to us three
times in a row. I also got the feeling the author wanted us to know she is a
graduate and she knows her names of famous poets and philosophers. No need for
the names in the story but they are summed up to us like it is nothing.
All these things irritated me and made the book a struggle to get through,
although it may have been the Dutch translation (Een perfecte glimlach) that did
most of the damage.
back
to top
|
|
|
|
Do
you want to see your own review or
comment on this title? Just contact
me
and I will add your text, with
your name and if you want a link
to your site and email, to this
yellow square. (privacy
policy)
|
|
|
