Name: Tall Oaks
SKU: 51484985
Price: 23.35 EUR
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Author: Chris Whitaker
ISBN: 9780486828459

Type

Physical Book

Author

Chris Whitaker

Publisher

Dover Publications

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3x12.7x2.5 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9780486828459

Edition No.

N/A

Synopsis "Tall Oaks "

It's rare that a novel can be both brilliantly comic and tragic, and balance the two so effortlessly. -- Sun Nothing is as it seems in Tall Oaks, a small California town where everyone knows each other and violent crime is unheard of. The community's idyllic façade is shattered when a kidnapper in a clown costume snatches three-year-old Harry Monroe from his own home. Despite sensational media coverage and dogged police investigations, the abduction remains a mystery. Three months later, Harry is still missing and most people have moved on, except for Jessica, Harry's distraught mother, and Jim, the local sheriff. Anyone in Tall Oaks could be a suspect: Jerry, the loner with a secret that only his mother knows; Jared, the roving lothario; teenage Manny, an aspiring gangster; and even Jessica's Aunt Henrietta and Uncle Roger, who are clearly hiding something.Chris Whitaker's debut novel, with its striking blend of tragedy and offbeat humor, was awarded the U.K. Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award. The Guardian praised this beguiling novel as a pleasingly unusual mixture of a psychological thriller and screwball comedy, noting that the combination of verve, humor, and pathos make it well worth a read. A gripping debut. -- Mail on Sunday A brilliant, beautiful, sad, funny book ... It made me laugh, but also made me cry more than any other book I've read this year. -- Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths Completely blew me away. -- Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me and The Party Chris Whitaker builds an entire town in the reader's head and masterfully inhabits it comic, poignant, gripping life. Tall Oaks becomes a part of you. -- David Whitehouse, author of Mobile Library and Bed

Chris Whitaker

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Chris Whitaker es un escritor británico reconocido principalmente por sus novelas de suspense y drama contemporáneo. Antes de dedicarse por completo a la escritura, trabajó durante varios años como agente financiero en Londres. Posteriormente, decidió cambiar su carrera para enfocarse en la literatura, lo que le permitió desarrollar un estilo propio caracterizado por tramas intensas y personajes complejos.

Su primera novela, Tall Oaks, le valió premios importantes y fue muy bien recibida por la crítica. Sin embargo, fue con We Begin at the End que alcanzó un éxito internacional, convirtiéndose en bestseller y ganando varios galardones literarios. Esta obra destaca por su mezcla de suspense con temas profundos como el trauma, la redención y las relaciones humanas. Además, su narrativa ha sido adaptada para la pantalla, aumentando aún más su popularidad.

En 2024 publicó All the Colours of the Dark, otra novela que reafirma su capacidad para crear historias atrapantes y emotivas. Chris Whitaker vive en Hertfordshire con su familia y continúa escribiendo, explorando en sus obras las complejidades emocionales de sus personajes enmarcadas en tramas de misterio y tensión.

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