R.J. Ellory
Paperback | Pages: 406 pages Rating: 3.84 | 5532 Users | 595 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Quiet Belief in Angels |
| ISBN: | 0752882635 (ISBN13: 9780752882635) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Barry Award Nominee for Best British Crime Novel (2008), Dilys Award Nominee (2010), Prix des lecteurs du Livre de Poche for Choix des libraires (2010) |
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Joseph Vaughan's life has been dogged by tragedy. Growing up in the 1950s, he was at the centre of series of killings of young girls in his small rural community. The girls were taken, assaulted and left horribly mutilated. Barely a teenager himself, Joseph becomes determined to try to protect his community and classmates from the predations of the killer. Despite banding together with his friends as ' The Guardians', he was powerless to prevent more murders - and no one was ever caught. Only after a full ten years did the nightmare end when the one of his neighbours is found hanging from a rope, with articles from the dead girls around him. Thankfully, the killings finally ceased. But the past won't stay buried - for it seems that the real murderer still lives and is killing again. And the secret of his identity lies in Joseph's own history...Declare About Books A Quiet Belief in Angels
| Title | : | A Quiet Belief in Angels |
| Author | : | R.J. Ellory |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 406 pages |
| Published | : | December 27th 2007 by Orion (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Thriller. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Read it and WEEP!!!!!!!!Maybe or maybe not physically, but sure enough you'll weep inside at Joseph Vaughan's life in Augusta Falls and beyond.Such a damaging life, as fear and outrageous violence takes away a normal upbringing, surrounding him with the ghosts of lost children, forever haunting his nightmares, as this beautifully crafted novel progresses.You find yourself not so much identifying with the various characters in Augusta Falls, as becoming one of the townsfolk yourself, sharingSynopsisJoseph Vaughan's life has been dogged by tragedy. Growing up in the 1950s, he was at the centre of series of killings of young girls in his small rural community. The girls were taken, assaulted and left horribly mutilated. Barely a teenager himself, Joseph becomes determined to try to protect his community and classmates from the predations of the killer. Despite banding together with his friends as ' The Guardians', he was powerless to prevent more murders - and no one was ever caught.
I enjoyed it. Bit different, gripping too. Wanted to know what was going to happen next. Not predictable either. And, without giving anything away, wasn't really religious, despite the title (thank goodness!).
A book with a lot of promise that fails miserably. What captured my attention in the beginning was the prose style...it was very evocative but then it came to drown in its over reliance on similes...that repeat themselves over and over and over.The story itself started good but became unendingly episodic and cliche. The serial killer narrative and coming of age narratives never gelled. Characterizations were a little interesting but this was lost in a story that went nowhere, I stopped reading
This book starts when Joseph Vaughan's father dies. Joseph is 12 and hopes that his father has become an angel. That year the first little girl in his community is murdered. The book follows Joseph's life as he is touched by the horror of Hitler's war in Europe and the more local horror of the murders of young girls.I have to say the plot was nothing like I anticipated. From the book jacket you are given to believe that the first part of the book will be about Joseph's childhood and the local
This is a somewhat difficult review to begin as I have quite mixed feelings having just finished the book. My conclusion is probably best summarised by saying that I really enjoyed the novel and am glad to have read it, despite some flaws that became more evident as the story developed.The prose was excellent, with some descriptive passages that are pure poetry. This rich prose became a little formulaic as the book went on, and there was a noticeable increase in repetition of similes later in
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