The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook
A dazzling and propulsive novel from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Aftermath (now a major movie starring Keira Knightly and Alexander Skarsgard).
A wonderful entertainment. . a thoroughly readable and appealingly eccentric book * The Times *
An exuberant, coming-of-age romp . . . a bittersweet comedy of sentimental education . . . larger-than-life fun * Daily Mail *
A wild-eyed road trip across America, filled with colourful characters, crazy anecdotes, sparky dialogue . . . Brook’s writing remains as considered and enchanting as ever. And it’s funny too, which is always a wonderful thing * Big Issue *
A boldly unique book with an adventure story at its core . . . the biggest joy of this novel is in the brilliantly teased out sense of dread that starts the moment you pick up the book and read the title . . . a beautiful story, and beautifully told too . . . This novel is an adventure in every sense of the word * culturefly.com *
The Killing of Butterfly Joe is such a compelling, unusual, character-rich novel; a great pleasure to read. -- Gerard Woodward, author of I'll Go to Bed at Noon
Brook has created in Joe Boscoe a literary figure of epic proportions . . . his inventive, zestful take on American gothic is infectious. It makes for a wild, enjoyable ride * Church Times *
A mixture of thriller and great family saga, told in a rich literary style. Like having all the cakes and eating them. If I condensed my thoughts into one word in would be “epic”. -- Joy Kluver, Literary Blogger
An exuberant, coming-of-age romp . . . a bittersweet comedy of sentimental education . . . larger-than-life fun * Daily Mail *
A wild-eyed road trip across America, filled with colourful characters, crazy anecdotes, sparky dialogue . . . Brook’s writing remains as considered and enchanting as ever. And it’s funny too, which is always a wonderful thing * Big Issue *
A boldly unique book with an adventure story at its core . . . the biggest joy of this novel is in the brilliantly teased out sense of dread that starts the moment you pick up the book and read the title . . . a beautiful story, and beautifully told too . . . This novel is an adventure in every sense of the word * culturefly.com *
The Killing of Butterfly Joe is such a compelling, unusual, character-rich novel; a great pleasure to read. -- Gerard Woodward, author of I'll Go to Bed at Noon
Brook has created in Joe Boscoe a literary figure of epic proportions . . . his inventive, zestful take on American gothic is infectious. It makes for a wild, enjoyable ride * Church Times *
A mixture of thriller and great family saga, told in a rich literary style. Like having all the cakes and eating them. If I condensed my thoughts into one word in would be “epic”. -- Joy Kluver, Literary Blogger
Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His third, The Aftermath, was an international bestseller and has been translated into twenty-five languages; it has also been made into a major motion picture, starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård. He has written for television and the screen and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s Thought For The Day. He once had a job selling butterflies in glass cases.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781509816163 |
| ISBN 10 | 150981616X |
| Title | The Killing of Butterfly Joe |
| Author | Rhidian Brook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2019-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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