- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Quercus; New Ed edition (5 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1847241239
- ISBN-13: 978-1847241238
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 342,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Cook has crafted a novel of stunning power, with a climax that is so unexpected the reader may think he has cheated. But there is no cheating here, only excellent storytelling.' Booklist
Haunting, lyrical… Cook breathes such life into the young people and their insular world that one's heart aches for days gone by and dreams turned to dust.' Star Tribune
Haunting, lyrical… Cook breathes such life into the young people and their insular world that one's heart aches for days gone by and dreams turned to dust.' Star Tribune
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'Cook has crafted a novel of stunning power, with a climax that is so unexpected the reader may think he has cheated. But there is no cheating here, only excellent storytelling.' Booklist 'Haunting, lyrical Cook breathes such life into the young people and their insular world that one's heart aches for days gone by and dreams turned to dust.' Star Tribune
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My first experience of a Thomas H Cook novel which left me very impressed.
Cook captures superbly the impact of a dark and traumatic event on a small southern US town.
He deals beautifully with the complex emotions associated with not only first love, but also middle and old age.
The atmosphere generated by his writing transported me to Choctaw and allowed me to feel what the inhabitants themselves may have been feeling when confronted with, and dealing with in their varying ways, the horror of the attack on Kelli Troy.
The suspense left me wanting to devour information that would allow me to solve the riddle of "who done it" well before the surprise ending arrived.
Excellent !
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Anyone familiar with Thomas H Cook's work will tell you that this is one of, if not the best book he has written. As with all Cook's novels, he manages to combine a brilliantly crafted thriller with a devastating critique on a facet of American life; in this case the small town South.In telling the story through Ben Wade's reminiscence of a teenage crush that went tragically wrong, Cook manages to highlight the ambiguities and denial of the American South during a time of great social change; namely in the form of the 'Negro' question. At first one gets the impression that the town of Choctaw is destined to be unaffected by the changes all around them. But the arrival of Kelly, a dark, sensitive and beautiful young girl, unleashes powerful emotions among her fellow school friends, but especially Ben. Their response to these emotions ultimately ends in tragedy. This story will stay with you for a long long time!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic read. Drama is created in a stunning fashion throughout with the reader is kept in suspense; not knowing quite what happened in the past. The ending was sublime with an unexpected twist in the tail. This is the first book that I have read by this author but it won't be the last.
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A perfect masterpiece of crime fiction and so much more...
Absolutely breath-taking.
A wonderful lyrical novel of depth, that delicately sketches beauty and the darkest of human pain. Read more
A wonderful lyrical novel of depth, that delicately sketches beauty and the darkest of human pain. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Book Scout
"For Never Was A Story Of More Woe..."
Thomas H Cook produces another slow burning thriller, told in a series of long flashbacks from various points of the narrator's life. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Rotgut
A haunting tale
I finished reading this book a few days ago, wished it had gone on for longer. I enjoyed it so much. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Jante
Thomas H. Cook - Breakheart Hill
Since reading Red Leaves, I've devoured all Cook's books readily available in the UK (basically, those three published by Quercus), and have found each one to live up to the... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by RachelWalker
Read this book!
This is one of my all-time favorite books, and I have read it several times. Beautifully written, exceptional characterization and plotting, with a surprise ending that might break... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2001 by Magnus Olsen
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