Jill Paton Walsh Livres
Jill Paton Walsh élabore des récits incisifs et stimulants qui explorent les profondeurs de l'expérience humaine. Son style est à la fois poétique et direct, permettant aux lecteurs de s'immerger dans ses personnages et thèmes complexes. À travers sa narration, elle aborde des thèmes tels que l'identité, la mémoire et l'ambiguïté morale, créant des œuvres qui résonnent longtemps après la dernière page. Sa voix distinctive et son talent littéraire en font une auteure remarquable.
Knowledge of Angels
- 268pages
- 10 heures de lecture
The reader is transported to a medieval island, where the enduring legend of the wolf child is re-enacted, the story of a pitiful, savage girl found by shepherds in the mountains.
A Parcel of Patterns
- 208pages
- 8 heures de lecture
'Here I have set down all that I know of the Plague'It's 1665 and Mall Percival is a shepherd girl living in a Derbyshire village.
It is 1945. As the German Army retreats and the tide of war sweeps back over Eastern Europe, the lives of the inhabitants are changed forever.
The Late Scholar
- 368pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Peter Wimsey is pleased to discover that along with a Dukedom he has inherited the duties of 'visitor' at an Oxford college. When the fellows appeal to him to resolve a dispute, he and Harriet set off happily to spend some time in Oxford. But the dispute turns out to be embittered. The voting is evenly balanced between two passionate parties - evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die. The Warden has a casting vote, but the Warden has disappeared. And the causes of death of the deceased fellows bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases - methods that Harriet has used in her published novels.
Debts of Dishonour
- 272pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Hoping to attract a generous endowment, St Agatha's College, Cambridge, invites fabulously wealthy Sir Julius Farran to dine. The evening is a disaster for everyone but Imogen Quy: Farran asks her to come and work for him. She declines, but when Farran dies, suddenly and shockingly, she has to look into it. His death left a large hole in his company accounts that could mean financial ruin for St Agatha's. To save her college, Imogen starts to cast her cool eye over the financier's heirs, employees and enemies. What is right about the death of Sir Julius? What is wrong about it? And why did it happen? After all, her name rhymes with ''why''.
A Piece of Justice
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Booker shortlisted author Jill Paton Walsh returns with the second Imogen Quy mystery
Clouds of Witness
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
The Duke of Denver, accused of murder, stands trial for his life in the House of Lords. Naturally, his brother Lord Peter Wimsey is investigating the crime - this is a family affair. The murder took place at the duke's shooting lodge and Lord Peter's sister was engaged to marry the dead man. But why does the duke refuse to co-operate with the investigation? Can he really be guilty, or is he covering up for someone? 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James
The Bad Quarto
- 269pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Another foolhardy Cambridge college-climber has died attempting Harding's Folly. This time it's John Talentire, one of the brightest young dons at St Agatha's, and the verdict is accident, compounded by idiocy. But Imogen Quy - her name rhymes with 'why' - can't help wondering how such a clever young man died so stupidly. And when a wildly eccentric production of Hamlet is interrupted by a murder accusation, Imogen has to look into it, uncovering more crimes than she expected...
