The Hilliker Curse by James Ellroy
The year was 1958. Jean Hilliker had divorced her fast-buck hustler husband and resurrected her maiden name. Her son, James, was ten years old. He hated and lusted for his mother and 'summoned her dead'. She was murdered three months later.
A remarkable memoir..Hugely enjoyable. * The Economist *
We turn the pages gripped with a rubbernecker's fascination...It is ugly, beautiful, reprehensible and moving. In other words, a hard book to forget. * Irish Times *
High-octane...A breathless piece of writing...When it comes to pinning down the most startling possible word collision, Ellroy's acrobatic pizzazz is beyond doubt...This is literary knife-throwing at its most exhilarating and dangerous...An impassioned love letter written by a man who does at least sincerely believe he has now found The One. -- Julie Myerson * Guardian *
A painfully honest book, written in Ellroy's usual blunt, breathless but often starkly beautiful prose...A monument to the author as compassionate lover, intellectual giant, creative powerhouse and emotional truthteller. It's a marvellous read, sly, self-mocking and filled with troubling insight. * Time Out *
James Ellroy's crime novels have been much acclaimed for their dark plots, tough prose and generally bleak view of the world. Now that he's brought those same qualities to bear on a history of relationships with women, the result, inevitably, is not for the faint-hearted...Ellroy writes with such swagger and certainty that it's hard not to be swept along. He also - let's face it - has quite a tale to tell. * Daily Mail *
We turn the pages gripped with a rubbernecker's fascination...It is ugly, beautiful, reprehensible and moving. In other words, a hard book to forget. * Irish Times *
High-octane...A breathless piece of writing...When it comes to pinning down the most startling possible word collision, Ellroy's acrobatic pizzazz is beyond doubt...This is literary knife-throwing at its most exhilarating and dangerous...An impassioned love letter written by a man who does at least sincerely believe he has now found The One. -- Julie Myerson * Guardian *
A painfully honest book, written in Ellroy's usual blunt, breathless but often starkly beautiful prose...A monument to the author as compassionate lover, intellectual giant, creative powerhouse and emotional truthteller. It's a marvellous read, sly, self-mocking and filled with troubling insight. * Time Out *
James Ellroy's crime novels have been much acclaimed for their dark plots, tough prose and generally bleak view of the world. Now that he's brought those same qualities to bear on a history of relationships with women, the result, inevitably, is not for the faint-hearted...Ellroy writes with such swagger and certainty that it's hard not to be swept along. He also - let's face it - has quite a tale to tell. * Daily Mail *
James Ellroy was born in Los Angeles in 1948. He is the author of the acclaimed 'LA Quartet': The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, LA Confidential and White Jazz. His most recent novel, Blood's a Rover, completes the magisterial 'Underworld USA Trilogy' - the first two volumes of which (American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand) were both Sunday Times bestsellers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780434020645 |
| ISBN 10 | 0434020648 |
| Title | The Hilliker Curse |
| Author | James Ellroy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2010-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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