Revue de presse
'An eerie and sorrowful tale, beautifully-told: a hugely impressive debut.' -- Joanna Kavenna;
'Gripping from the first page, this is a remarkable debut. I highly recommend it.' -- Katie Fforde, author of Going Dutch;
'A quirky, vivid, original writer who catches the strangeness of time passing.' -- Maggie Gee, author of The White Family;
'An unforgettable tale of love and loss.' --Richard Skinner, author of The Mirror
'A forbidden love. A serial killer on the loose. A huge moral dilemma... Put them together and you might as well bid your to-do list goodbye, because you're basically not going to be able to put down new thriller The Unforgotten.' -- Stella Magazine, Sunday Telegraph;
'Powell is particularly good at getting inside Betty's teenage head and charting her emotional journey. The plot rattles along with plenty of red herrings and a dash of melodrama until the killer twist.' -- Daily Mail;
'The Unforgotten has all the classic page-turner ingredients.' -- Emerald Street;
'There is an intrigue, suspense and a unique story. The author is annoyingly talented and I devoured this book in a day.' ***** -- The Sun;
'A spine-tingling story of the secrets we choose to keep and the people we choose to protect.' --Mail on Sunday
'The Unforgotten takes the classic murder mystery novel and gives it a contemporary makeover. Laura powell, with her unique style and intricately-developed characters, is certainly an exciting new voice on the contemporary literature scene.' -- Jade the Obscure;
'A beautifully complex story about coming of age and learning what really matters.' -- For the Love of Books;
'The Unforgotten is a clever first book by a remarkably new voice... Laura Powell has all the makings of becoming one of modern literature's greats, and is certainly one to watch.' -- Sogo Magazine;
'There's a slight Broadchurch feel to this double narrative set in a small Cornish town... Powell's debut is both assured and intriguing.' -- Sunday Herald;
'The skillful capturing of place and era (1950s) lends tremendous atmosphere to a murder mystery that exudes menace and suspence. Fifteen year old Betty is an engaging and endearing protagonist and the story has both moral complexity and emotional depth. This book is worth the wait - I think readers will love it.' --Isobel's Literary Sofa
Présentation de l'éditeur
For fans of Louise Penny and Tana French, this haunting debut novel “with a slight Broadchurch feel” (Sunday Herald) explores the devastating repercussions of a long-ago crime as it delves into forbidden relationships, the emotional bond between mothers and daughters, and the dark consequences of harboring secrets.
It is the summer of 1956, and fifteen-year-old Betty Broadbent has never left the Cornish fishing village of St. Steele or ventured far beyond the walls of the Hotel Eden, the slightly ramshackle boarding house run by her moody, unpredictable mother. But Betty’s world is upended when a string of brutal murders brings London’s press corps flooding into the village, many of whom find lodging at the Hotel Eden. She is instantly transfixed by one of the reporters, the mysterious and strangely aloof Mr. Gallagher—and he, fully twice her age, seems equally transfixed by her.
The unlikely relationship that blooms between Betty and Mr. Gallagher is as overlaid with longing and desire as it is with impropriety and even menace. And as the shocking death toll rises, both Betty and Mr. Gallagher are forced to make a devastating choice, one that will shape their own lives—and the life of an innocent man—forever.
With narratives that shift from 1956 to the present day and back, The Unforgotten is a mesmerizing and eerie portrayal of two people bound to each other by a secret that has the power to shape, and destroy, lives.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
