- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition edition (20 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000713715X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007137152
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,945,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘A mixture of beautifully judged description and the gradual building of suspense’ The Times
‘A compelling page-turner where powerful, poetic writing creates a pressing sense of menace.’ Daily Mail
‘This corking Australian novel has all the makings of a future classic. Beautifully written, the haunting coming-of-age tale lingers in your mind long after you’ve put it down.’ Glamour
‘A dark, haunting and evocative novel which highlights Darren Williams’ exceptional writing and storytelling skills’ Punch
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‘A compelling page-turner where powerful, poetic writing creates a pressing sense of menace.’
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Darren Williams's "Angel Rock" is a book you won't forget. Written in a beautiful style,it tells a breathtaking story of the dark secrets hidden in the past of the town -and of the main characters. You'll meet Gibson, a police officer,who ,since his boyhood, has tried in vain to understand why his beloved sister killed herself, you'll meet Tom, who is also unable to remember - in his case the circumstances leading to the disappearance of his younger brother Flynn- and who in the person of Grace meets first love. All the characters in the book are beautifully and credibly drawn, the setting is wonderful and uncanny at the same time. To put it in a nutshell-it's a very satisfying read, a great story of suspense- it is my personal book of 2002.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What a fantastic book, I couldn't put this book down from page 1, the story pulls you in and before I knew it I was at the end and frantically reading trying to find out what happens. Once finished I wanted to start it all over again.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Angel Rock has been compared to Picnic at Hanging Rock which I think is a fair comparison. Picnic was a period piece set in turn of the century Australia depicting the events when three school girls disappear whilst climbing a mysterious rock during a valentines day picnic. In this book we're in 1969 in the town of Angel Rock though the rock itself only briefly through the narrative as a brooding backdrop. This time two boys disappear into the outback and only one returns with lost memories of what happened to his younger brother. Along with the search for the boy the book follows a second mystery as another girl from Angel Rock is found in Sydney having committed suicide. A Sydney detective follows her trail back to Angel Rock determined to find out why she killed herself and finds links with the missing boy mystery.
Along the way we sample lots of small town life with a collection of village eccentrics, ramshackle houses and awkward friendships between the teenage boys and girls. The characterisation is excellent throughout the book and the various mysteries hold your attention to the very end. The expanse and colour of the Australian outback is also conveyed excellently with its hidden gorges and wildlife.
I would definitely reccomend this book with its themes of growing up, dealing with the past and struggling with love. One word of caution for small dog lovers as there is one quite disturbing scene late on!
Along the way we sample lots of small town life with a collection of village eccentrics, ramshackle houses and awkward friendships between the teenage boys and girls. The characterisation is excellent throughout the book and the various mysteries hold your attention to the very end. The expanse and colour of the Australian outback is also conveyed excellently with its hidden gorges and wildlife.
I would definitely reccomend this book with its themes of growing up, dealing with the past and struggling with love. One word of caution for small dog lovers as there is one quite disturbing scene late on!
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