Danuta Reah
Auteur van Silent Playgrounds
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Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) Danuta Reah also writes under the pen-name Carla Banks.
Fotografie: Ken Reah
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- Reah, Danuta
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Banks, Carla
Kot, Danuta - Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Danuta Reah also writes under the pen-name Carla Banks.
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- Werken
- 15
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 372
- Populariteit
- #64,810
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 12
- ISBNs
- 99
- Talen
- 8
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- 3
There are three very intriguing main characters in Life Ruins, that all have interesting back stories. Kay is a recently widowed foster carer adjusting to life on her own, Becca is her tempestuous foster daughter taking her first few steps into independence and Jared is a troubled young man recovering from an accident. How their stories intertwine is simply sublime and I read in open eyed awe as the story unfolded, with my heart pounding and my palms sweating as I approached the breathtaking conclusion at breakneck speed.
The story is set in Bridlington, a seaside town on the East Yorkshire coast. Gone are the days when families would flock to the seaside towns of the UK for their summer holidays and a lot of towns have become run-down because of this. With no money coming in from tourists, shops close down and the vulnerable people move in. There is a line in Life Ruins about this that took my breath away and made all the hairs stand up on the back of my neck: "If you populate an area with prey, the predators will not be far behind."
I found Danuta Kot's writing to be very visual in quite a unique way; not only did she perfectly set out the scene's appearance but she also manages to portray the feelings of the characters. Not only the characters' emotions, but I sometimes felt as if the landscape itself had hidden emotions that only Danuta Kot could reveal through her vivid imagery.
I think it is a little misleading to say that Life Ruins is a debut novel as Danuta Kot has written books under the names of Danuta Reah and Carla Banks. I'm pleased it mentioned this in the 'About the author' note below as I'll definitely be adding some of her previous books to my reading queue based on the outstanding quality of Life Ruins.
Tense and gripping, Life Ruins is a powerful, thought-provoking read that perfectly encapsulates the despair and desolation of a run-down town as the predators move in for their prey.
I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.… (meer)