The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah

The Other Half Lives by Sophie Hannah

Why would anyone confess to the murder of someone who isn't dead? Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and her punishment nearly destroyed her. Now Ruth is rebuilding her life, and has found a love she doesn't believe she deserves: Aidan Seed. Aidan is also troubled by a past he hates to talk about, until one day he decides he must confide in Ruth. He tells her that years ago he killed someone: a woman called Mary Trelease. Ruth is confused. She's certain she's heard the name before, and when she realises why it sounds familiar, her fear and confusion deepen -- because the Mary Trelease that Ruth knows is very much alive ...

'Each of Hannah's four accomplished novels is constructed of shiny moments captured in precise prose, which, taken out of context, make little sense even as they fascinateIt's only when you get to the end and step back that you can understand the intricate, seductive architecture of the whole. Hannah has an eye for detail that renders her fictions claustrophobically real. The Other Half Lives is a page-turning cliff-hanger, intriguing and perfectly judged.' -- Sydney Morning Herald 'The promise of the revelation is so intriguing you'll be hard pressed to put this down.' -- Western Australian 'The eternally twisting plot keeps readers hanging to the last' -- MX magazine, Sydney 'Ripples with twists and suspense, and is written with the emotional depth her readers have come to expect' -- The Age, Melbourne 'A truly gripping thriller' -- Psychologies on THE OTHER HALF LIVES 'Beautifully written, outstandingly chilling' -- Spectator Praise for Sophie Hannah's novels -- : 'For those who demand emotional intelligence and literary verve from their thrillers, Sophie Hannah is the writer of choice.' -- Guardian 'A real chiller; the clever plot will keep you hooked and guessing to the end' -- Choice on THE OTHER HALF LIVES 'A superbly creepy, twisty thriller about obsessive love, psychological torture, and the darkest chambers of the human heart' -- The Times 'Chilling, compulsive and with a genius twist' -- Elle 'Sophie Hannah's ingenious, almost surreal mysteries are so intricately constructed that it's impossible to guess how they will end.' -- Sunday Telegraph

Sophie Hannah is a best-selling, award-winning poet. Her latest collection, First of the Last Chances, was chosen for the Poetry Book Society's Next Generation promotion in June 2004. She regularly performs her poetry to live audiences nationwide and abroad, and recently won first prize in the Daphne Du Maurier Festival Short Story Competition for her psychological suspense story The Octopus Nest. Little Face is her first psychological crime novel. Sophie lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and two children.

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ISBN 13	9780340981115
ISBN 10	0340981113
Titel	The Other Half Lives
Autor	Sophie Hannah
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Hodder & Stoughton
Erscheinungsjahr	2009-08-20
Seitenanzahl	576
Preise	Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2010
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