Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa's trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach and scrape for shrimp; spending the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street, and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream. When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the American claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas? Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.
Benjamin Wood Ordre des livres (chronologique)
Benjamin Wood élabore des récits qui plongent dans des relations complexes et des thèmes existentiels, explorant souvent les paysages complexes de la psyché humaine et notre capacité à nous comprendre nous-mêmes et les autres. Sa prose se caractérise par une voix méticuleusement travaillée et une atmosphère qui entraîne les lecteurs dans une profonde contemplation. Wood excelle dans la création de suspense et d'ambiguïté morale, incitant à la réflexion sur la nature de la réalité et de l'identité. Ses œuvres offrent un examen pénétrant de la condition humaine.
In the summer of 1952, Joyce and Charlie Savigear are waiting on a railway platform in the quiet English countryside. The siblings have just been released from borstal to start a new life as apprentices at Leventree, an architecture practice with a difference.The architects who've chosen them are Florence and Arthur Mayhood, a married couple motivated to give young offenders second chances. At first, they seem to offer the Savigears a steady path to happiness. But when a menacing figure from Joyce's past comes knocking, they are lured back to the world they left behind. Will the Mayhoods' goodwill be enough to steer their young apprentices away from danger, or will the darkness of their past catch up with them?***PRAISE FOR BENJAMIN WOOD***'A novelist to watch' - The Times, on The Ecliptic'A resounding achievement . . . Rich, beautiful and written by an author of great depth and resource' - Guardian, on The Ecliptic'Exhilarating, earthy, cerebral, frank and unflinching . . . A masterfully paced and suspenseful read' - Independent, on The Ecliptic'A tremendous achievement, an unputdownable domestic thriller that is also subtle and moving ... a tour de force' Sunday Times, on A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better
Le Complexe d’Eden Bellwether
- 498pages
- 18 heures de lecture
Cambridge, de nos jours. Au détour d'une allée du campus, Oscar est attiré par la puissance de l'orgue et des chants provenant de la chapelle de King's College. Subjugué malgré lui, il ne peut maîtriser un sentiment d'extase. Premier rouage de l'engrenage. Dans l'assemblée, une jeune femme capte son attention. Iris n'est autre que la soeur de l'organiste virtuose, Eden Bellwether, dont la passion exclusive pour la musique baroque s'accompagne d'étranges conceptions sur son usage hypnotique...