A Man Against a Background of Flames - Couverture souple

Hoggart, Paul

 
9781906309367: A Man Against a Background of Flames
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1906309361 ISBN 13 : 9781906309367
Editeur : Pighog, 2013

Synopsis

Appleby never meant to start a global movement - James Appleby's career as a history lecturer is drifting into mediocrity until the phone call that changes his life forever. Our adulterous hero is informed of a mysterious chest of 400 year-old documents, which turns out to house a dangerous secret. To his horror, Appleby discovers his research has ignited a global firestorm that threatens to engulf all he loves. Expertise in Elizabethan country life wasn't supposed to be controversial. But when Appleby and his hilarious Dutch colleague Van Stumpe uncover evidence about the suppression of a heretical cult, they arouse the ire not just of machiavellian academics, but a worldwide swathe of religious fundamentalists. As the reluctant Appleby's discoveries inspire thousands of followers, his enemies begin a murderous hunt which sees the action race effortlessly between Elizabethan Wiltshire, Amsterdam, Washington, New York and all over contemporary England. This fast-paced novel combines elements of the campus novel and the spy thriller into a riveting and sometimes surreal satire on fundamentalism and its suppression of doubt. Blending brilliant historical scene-setting with a generous splash of romantic intrigue, Hoggart's sharply contemporary thriller-satire will have readers hooked from start to finish.

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À propos de l?auteur

Born in 1952, Paul Hoggart grew up in Hull, Leicester and Birmingham. He studied English at the University of York, and taught English, Drama and Media Studies at schools and colleges in Leicester, London and Kenya. Scion of the famous clan (son of Richard and brother of Simon), he was a regular television columnist for The Times and has written for many national newspapers and magazines.

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Éditeur
Pighog
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1906309361
ISBN 13 
9781906309367
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
480
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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