The Radio 2 Book Club with John Boyne
The Radio 2 Book Club is back with Simon and the team reviewing another great read, This House is Haunted, by author John Boyne.
The Radio 2 Book Club returns with John Boyne, who discusses his new novel 'This House Is Haunted'
John is the author of bestseller, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, who joins us in the studio to discuss his writing. We'll also hear from our panel of listener reviewers about what they thought of the book.
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Book Club - This House Is Haunted by John Boyne
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About The Book
A chilling tale of obsession, maternal love and dark secrets鈥� 1867. Eliza Caine arrives in Norfolk to take up her position as governess at Gaudlin Hall on a dark and chilling night. As she makes her way across the station platform, a pair of invisible hands push her from behind into the path of an approaching train. She is only saved by the vigilance of a passing doctor. When she finally arrives, shaken, at the hall she is greeted by the two children in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There are no parents, no adults at all, and no one to represent her mysterious employer. The children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, a second terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment she rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence which lives within Gaudlin鈥檚 walls. Eliza realises that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall鈥檚 long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past鈥μ�About John
John was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of ten previous novels including the international bestsellers Mutiny on the Bounty, The Absolutist and The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas which won two Irish Book Awards, topped the New York Times bestseller list in the US and was made into a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin
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- Mon 20 May 2013 17:05大象传媒 Radio 2