Tessa Barclay (1920–2016)
Auteur van The Charming Predator
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(eng) At least one on-line source gives here birthyear as 1925 instead of 1920.
Fotografie: Jean Bowden at the SWWJ Christmas Party on 10-12-2009
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Bowden, Jean
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Annandale, Barbara
Barclay, Tessa
Barry, Jocelyn
Bland, Jennifer
Curry, Avon
Dell, Belinda - Geboortedatum
- 1920
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2016
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Woonplaatsen
- Schotland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Londen, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk - Beroepen
- Redacteur
Journalist
Auteur - Organisaties
- Vice President - Society of Women Writers & Journalists (SWWJ)
Committee President - Croydon Writers - Ontwarringsbericht
- At least one on-line source gives here birthyear as 1925 instead of 1920.
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- Populariteit
- #77,842
- Waardering
- 3.4
- Besprekingen
- 10
- ISBNs
- 260
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- 4
Lately I have been in a reading slump (probably from all of those school textbooks I'm devouring...) and most of the books I should love I haven't been able to connect with. Buuuuut, this book instantly hooked me during this time and appeared to be exactly what I needed.
This book is intriguing because it's supposed to be "real" (I say supposed to because Lee MacKenzie apparently has numerous pseudonyms). Kenner Jones did exist and there are numerous stories about how he scammed a ridiculous amount of people (including his wife).
I find it an interesting phenomenon that this happens to people. It seems so out of the ordinary and soap opera like, yet I've met many people who trick and manipulate anyone they can. Reading it, I found I could see "signs", but that's with me knowing the end of this story - I know he's going to manipulate her, it's almost like a bad movie you have seen over and over. "Don't go through that door" or "Don't talk to that person" and so on...
I have so much respect for this woman, because this was truly one of the worst moments (or say...years?) of her life. Writing a book like this takes courage, and my goodness is it a good book. I find it well written, easy to read and one of the better true crime, life story novels I have read in a while.
This book gets 5 out of 5 stars for sure.
[Edit] - I received this book for free from Goodreads First Reads AND I found a copy at my local indie bookstore that was an arc! Talk about luck!… (meer)