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Bezig met laden... Voices in an Empty Roomdoor Francis Henry King
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Sybil Crawford would never have expected her brother, Hugo, to die like that, so suddenly, in a fall from the balcony of a Brighton hotel. The handsome, intelligent headmistress of a girls' school on the south coast, Sybil is not alone in desperately wanting 'but two hours converse with the dead'. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The main theme here is that the dead are not perfect but that doesn't stop us from missing and mourning them. In fact, part of what makes the relationships so complexly envisioned is that the more prickly the relationship between living woman and dead man seemed to be, the more guilt and confusion she felt at his passing. I was really fascinated by the stories of Hugo and Stephen, Hugo most of all. The third portion of the narrative was the weakest (I thought) but was used to tie all the threads together nicely.
On the whole a thought provoking and disturbing book. Very well written and absorbing but also easy to read, not a slog. He has a deft touch for human emotions and expresses them in an understated yet constantly believable way. ( )