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Bezig met laden... The Jealous One (1965)door Celia Fremlin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Celia Fremlin’s works have recently been reissued by Faber Finds, in neat little ebooks with come-hither pricing. I hadn’t heard of her before, but was intrigued by her themes of suburban unease and mystery, and chose The Jealous One as my introduction to her novels. First published in 1964, it occasionally shows its age, but its essential story is one that doubtless remains painfully familiar in the present world. Rosamund and Geoffrey have been married for years, united by their gossiping about their London neighbours and by shared despair over their feckless teenage son. But when the exuberant Lindy moves in next door and inches her way into their lives, Rosamund discovers how painful jealousy can be. And then, one day, she wakes from a feverish sleep and a dream of murder… to find that Lindy has vanished... For the full review, please see my blog: https://theidlewoman.net/2018/04/14/the-jealous-one-celia-fremlin/ geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Rosamund and Geoffrey's new neighbor, Lindy, is smart, good-looking, friendly, and delightful in every way. The problem is Geoffrey's a little too delighted with her, and his wife is not happy about it. While Rosamund is in a feverish state from a bout of the flu, she dreams of murdering Lindy -- and upon waking is horrified to discover that she has inexplicably disappeared. What could possibly have happened? Was it more than just a terrible nightmare? "A tense situation, ultimately resolved by a beautifully fitting plot twist," declared Anthony Boucher in The New York Times, adding, "Even more memorable than the suspense story is the witty and acute comedy." Celia Fremlin is noted for injecting her fast-paced psychological thrillers with keen observations of domestic life in the London suburbs during the 1960s. Her other novels, also available from Dover Publications, include Uncle Paul, The Trouble Makers, and the Edgar Award-winning classic The Hours Before Dawn. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Rosamund and Geoffrey Fielding have a new neighbor and they shared their usual delightful jokes with one another as they watched the activities of "move-in day." The new neighbors are 2 sisters, outgoing, single Lindy and reserved Eileen recently separated from her husband. With a setting in the London suburbs during the 1960s, the reader may not anticipate the full disruption that Lindy can bring to Rosamund and Geoffrey's domestic and habitual life.
As a former librarian, I had many conversations with readers at circulation desks and learned that some readers look at the number of pages as one of their determining factors for reading a novel. In the same way that some people determine 300+ pages is too long a book I've also viewed a book rejected as it is under 200 pages. For me, the number of pages in a book is never a factor. However, I do confess that I was surprised by the climax of this psychological thriller as I’ve read much longer psychological tales that were good stories but didn’t deliver the level of suspense in so few pages. I feel this is another credit to the Celia Fremlin’s writing style that she not only builds suspense in profiling the characters in their daily lives with perception and acute intricacies but delivers a power-packed punch ending. ( )