Teenager Eleanor studies hard at school,dreams of escape from a rural upbringingby going to university..then she falls in love,but with her mother's new female friend!This is set against the backdrop of the West Country.
Joanna Briscoe Livres
Joanna Briscoe crée des récits troublants et exceptionnels qui explorent les complexités de la sexualité, de la mémoire et des secrets de famille. Ses romans se caractérisent par une atmosphère captivante et une exploration profonde de la psyché humaine. Le style d'écriture distinctif de Briscoe entraîne les lecteurs dans des histoires à la fois dérangeantes et profondément perspicaces. Elle est reconnue pour sa capacité à saisir les nuances des relations et les vérités cachées au sein des familles.
Touched
- 256pages
- 9 heures de lecture
A chilling, deeply creepy Hammer novella by Joanna Briscoe, author of the acclaimed, bestselling novel, Sleep With Me. Rowena Crale and her family have moved from London. They now live in a small English village in a cottage which seems to be resisting all attempts at renovation. Walls ooze damp, stains come through layers of wallpaper, celings sag. And strange noises - voices - emanate from empty rooms. As Rowena struggles with the upheaval of builders while trying to be a dutiful wife and a good mother to her young children, her life starts to disintegrate. And then, one by one, her daughters go missing ...
Richard and Lelia's child is conceived in a moment of giggling chaos as they dress for a Christmas party. They arrive rudely late and still glowing, and barely register a slight, drab woman in the hall. Sylvie. As their baby grows, so does the presence of Sylvie - she seems to be nowhere, yet everywhere, harmless yet sinister. Richard is seduced by her subtle, inexplicable charm, while Lelia, struggling with Richard's sudden ambivalence towards their baby, finds that she is haunted by painful memories. And Sylvie remains as invisible as she wants to be - that is the source of her power. Beware of mice…
You
- 357pages
- 13 heures de lecture
The new novel by Joanna Briscoe, the bestselling author of Sleep With Me.
An addictive new story of desire and obsession from the bestselling author of Sleep With Me 'A clever, nuanced, elegantly written exploration of obsession' SAGA'Her prose is beguilingly good' ELIZABETH DAY'Works in much the same way as an obsession ... you may wish to escape, but have already become addicted' ANITA SETHI, Daily TelegraphBeth lives by Camden Lock with her partner Sol and their daughter Fern. Life is peaceful, but Beth is troubled by increasing unease. It could be to do with her mother's disappearance years ago. It could be her sense that Fern is keeping secrets from her. So she goes to therapy. Dr Tamara Bywater is there to help her patients, and soon their sessions become the highlight of Beth's week. But Beth is in over her head before she realises that Tamara might not be all she seems... What if the person you trust the most turns out to be the greatest danger of all?
A captivating and thrilling novel, adapted for TV by Andrew Davies, featuring Adrian Lester and Jodhi May.
