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"'A fine and moving debut novel... a rare treat' Independent '[A] modern day immorality tale about the attempted rehabilitation of a child implicated in murder... delivered with a horrific sense of foreboding' Arena"
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`Jonathan Trigell's writing soars when describing the sublime mountain scenery and the rushing, redemptive exhilaration of skiing... But he's equally at ease conveying the murky moral ambiguity of Itchy's life... Exposing the darkness at the heart of a white world, Trigell's second novel is tense with foreboding: a clever, contemporary cliff hanger'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good thriller for skiers and non skiers alike,
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This review is from: Cham (Paperback)
If you have ever had the good fortune to holiday in Chamonix, this book is part thriller, part reminisce about the time you spent there. However read with no prior knowledge of the place, this book would still not disappoint. The landscape and environment are beautifully described, whilst at the same time revealing the dark underbelly of the seasonnaire's life. The main character Itchy isn't immediately likeable (if at all in the whole novel) but is compelling, forcing you to continue to the end to find out what happens. This novel also makes good use of romantic prose to show the similarities between the past and the present. An incredibly mature and exciting read - I finished it in one night. It does make you feel uncomfortable in places though as it reveals a variety of moral stances. Don't let this put you off.. Off to read his first novel, Boy A now.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read for all, a must if you have ever owned a ski pass,
This review is from: Cham (Paperback)
Recently moved to Cham and was recommended the book shortly after. I have to say it truly captures Chamonix's feel and presence with a startling accuracy. Whether you have visited Cham or not, if you play in powder you know these people, from the outset you are in the front room with powder junkies and your about to take a snort of the bad stuff. A graphic thriller on a mountain top, It's a must for a snow hound in need of a read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Story for the lost generation,
This review is from: Cham (Paperback)
Looking at the other reviews, this is clearly a 'Marmite' book. Well I'm in the loved it camp, but I can see why it could disappoint people who picked it thinking they were getting a thriller, because it isn't that kind of story at all.
In fact I think it's quite an existentialist novel. It is basically the story of a young man searching for meaning in a meaningless world, trying (and largely failing) to fill the gap left by an absent (at least to him) God, with skiing, sex and drugs and alcohol. I thought there were a few clues in there that the author intended this reading actually (ok, I can't think of any examples right now, but I thought that when reading it.) Maybe it wasn't marketed right, because the cover and the description clash with the actual material, I only read it because a friend recommended it. You certainly wouldn't expect to come across the brilliant stand alone stories of Byron and Shelley in a book the publisher's description makes sound more like a crime novel. But the fact that one of the other reviewers here seemed to think they really were written by Byron and Shelley shows how good they were. I've held off five stars only because I thought the end came a bit quickly (although I guess the end always comes too quickly when you're enjoying a book.)
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