The Other Hand - Chris Cleave

...Sceptre; Paperback Edition ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Chris Cleave was born in London in 1973 and was brought up both in Cameroon and Buckinghamshire and went to Oxford University where he studied Psychology. He has written two novels, ‘Incendiary’ which was published in twenty countries and made into a film starring Ewan MacGregor. His second novel is the one I am reviewing ‘The Other Hand’ as it is known in the UK but in the USA and Canada it is published ...
...over here but 2009 in the USA and Canada. Apparently this is due to be made into a film with Nicole Kidman starring in it so I will be looking out for this with interest. BACKGROUND TO THE BOOK: Chris Cleave says that the novel is not a true story but it is based on a number of stories he has heard about over the years and one story in particular did inspire him to write the book. The inspirational true story was that of an Angolan man called Manuel ...

catsholiday 13.12.2009 · Read full review
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...This is the first line of the blurb on the back of this book. It goes on to give minimal details of what the story is roughly about because "you need to know enough to buy it". Whilst trying to write this review, I was torn as to whether I should share the books secrets, because the last line of the blurb says "Once you have read it, you'll want to tell your friends about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. The magic is in ...
...this clever attempt at luring the reader into buying the book should be exposed and I SHALL say what the general gist is about - so if you aren't interested and want to discover the "magic" yourself, I suggest you skip this part and I'll let you know when you can read again! Little Bee is a refugee who has landed in the UK after fleeing a war torn Nigeria. She has many horror stories to tell and is constantly thinking of how she can kill herself ...

burtybookworm 06.05.2009 · Read full review
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...this book because I read the blurb and I was intrigued because there wasn't much of a blurb. Two lines about how two women meet and their lives are changed forever. Is that it? you might say or if you're at all like me you'll have to buy it because you will have to know what it's all about. But here is the honest bit the main reason I bought this book is because it was under a fiver in Tesco. Ok so I promise not to give anything away, I know people ...
...about the story because I don't want to spoil it for you. I can tell you why I loved it though. I took the book on holiday with me recently not expecting much more for my fiver than a throwaway beach read. But the story was so well written that I could hardly put it down. It is told from the poin of views of the two central characters and almost immediately you can't help but feel an affinity with them. What I loved most about the book is how the ...

satc_gal 25.05.2009 · Read full review
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