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Francesca Haig

Auteur van The Fire Sermon

7 Werken 590 Leden 35 Besprekingen

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Francesca Haig grew up in Tasmania. She earned a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Hons) and PhD from the University of Melbourne. She also tutored in Film Studies and Creative Writing. She was a senior lecturer at the University of Chester. Her poetry has been published in literary journals and toon meer anthologies in both Australia and England. Her first collection of poetry is entitled Bodies of Water. In 2010 she was awarded a Hawthornden Fellowship. The Fire Sermon is her first novel. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Werken van Francesca Haig

The Fire Sermon (2015) 406 exemplaren
The Map of Bones (2016) 120 exemplaren
The Forever Ship (2017) 55 exemplaren
The Cookbook of Common Prayer (2021) 6 exemplaren
Bodies of Water (2006) 1 exemplaar

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I got this book from Good Reads First Reads and really glad I did, it was a fantastic read. Originally the synopsis caught my eye and intrigued me, and from page 1 I was hooked. Every step of the way I couldn't out it down, had to know what happened next; it's a real page turner that you won't be able to put down. It's very well written, characters likeable and doesn't drone on like I've found other books attempting a similar plot do.

One thing I would mention is that it's not for the faint hearted. I tried to explain it to my fiancé and his response was that it sounds very morbid. In a way it is. It is a very dark world, with themes of discrimination and the extremes that people go to because of it. It reminded me a lot of Patrick Ness' The Knife of Never Letting Go, to give you an idea of the level of darkness and themes.… (meer)
 
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justgeekingby | 22 andere besprekingen | Jun 6, 2023 |
I was really disappointed with how this one turned out. Both the previous books in the trilogy were fantastic and the finale just felt like a let down in comparison.
 
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justgeekingby | 3 andere besprekingen | Jun 6, 2023 |
Interesting take on a dystopia, will read the second one in this series.
 
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davisfamily | 22 andere besprekingen | Dec 11, 2022 |
Well. That's one way to nip a nascent love triangle in the bud.
 
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Werken
7
Leden
590
Populariteit
#42,530
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
35
ISBNs
59
Talen
5

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