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Loading... Unraveling Oliver: A Novel (original 2014; edition 2018)by Liz Nugent (Author)
Work InformationUnravelling Oliver by Liz Nugent (2014)
   No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) Dianekeenoy | Oct 2, 2023 |   ) SRQlover | Jul 18, 2023 | This could have been so much better, if Oliver had been far more of a psychopath, instead everything is revealed in the last few chapters but most of it was already figured out by then. The author can definitely write I just hope her other books are better. ( ) zmagic69 | Mar 31, 2023 | The author does an admirable job of writing the eight first-person accounts using different voices. The writing is straight-forward, and the overall tone is sad and tragic. The characters are well-formed but be forewarned that the protagonist is extremely unpleasant, and his narrative contains statements of questionable accuracy and outright lies. Even though I do not read much crime fiction, I found myself applauding the author for constructing the story in such an engrossing manner. Unraveling Oliver is the author’s debut. It won the Crime Fiction prize in the 2014 Irish Book Awards. (  ) Castlelass | Oct 30, 2022 |  ) Jen-Lynn | Aug 1, 2022 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:"Searing, searching, finally scorching. Think Making a Murderer via Patricia Highsmith: an elegant kaleidoscope novel that refines and combines multiple perspectives until its subject is brought into indelible, tragic focus." â??A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window "Pitch-black and superbly written." â??Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 "Top-notch grip lit...incredibly brilliant." â??Marian Keyes, New York Times bestselling author Oliver Ryan has the perfect life. Elegant and seductive, he wants for nothing, sharing a lovely home with his steadfast wife, Alice, who illustrates the award-winning children's books that have brought him wealth and fame. Until one evening, after eating the dinner Alice has carefully prepared, Oliver savagely assaults her and leaves her for dead. But why? The people who know Oliver can only speculate about the reasons behind his brutal act: his empty-headed mistress Moya, vain and petulant; Veronique, the French chatelaine who tragically lost everything the summer she employed him in her vineyard; Alice's friend Barney, who has nursed an unrequited love for her since childhood; Oliver's college pal Michael, struggling with voiceless longings that have shamed him for years. What none of them understands is the dark secret that lies behind his immaculate façade. The revelations that come to light as the layers of Oliver's past are peeled away are as brutal as his singular act of violence. His decades of careful deception have masked a life irrevocably marked by abandonment, envy, and shameâ??and as the details of that life are laid bare, Oliver discovers that outrunning his demons is harder than it looks. With its insight into the mind of a psychopath emerging from the wreckage of his own misbegotten past, Unraveling Oliver is a chilling page-turner, brilliantly crafted and unexpectedly moving, by a stunning new voice in fiction. Liz Nugent "presents a fresh look at a man hiding his violent personality in this intense character study" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). As powerful as Patricia Highsmith's unforgettable noir classic, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Unraveling Oliver will enthrall you from its mesmerizing opening line to its equally shock No library descriptions found. |
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