- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Film tie-in edition edition (19 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006510647
- ISBN-13: 978-0006510642
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 13.2 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 513,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Very black and very funny: Roddy Doyle meets Carl Hiaasen’
Independent on Sunday
‘This is beautifully written with a morbid wit and a keen eye for the ludicrousness of tragedy’
Mail on Sunday
‘A very dark, very funny second novel… from one of the most exciting new talents in British fiction. Highly recommended’
Publishing News
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Originally titled Cycle of Violence, this is the super second novel by author of Smith’s Fresh Talent title Divorcing Jack, set in mythical Northern Ireland town of Crossmaheart.
Drunken journalist Miller is sent as a punishment from his big-city paper in Belfast to small-town Crossmaheart, as replacement for someone who has disappeared – presumed murdered by one terrorist organization or another. Once there, he falls in love with the disappeared man’s girlfriend – and problems aplenty ensue. Very dark, very funny, romantic and quirky – Bateman has a uniquely brilliant voice.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an excellent book. I knew this before I started reading it because I've read it before ... it is Bateman's Cycle of Violence but republished under the title of Crossmaheart as a film tie-in.
If you've read Divorcing Jack or other Bateman books you'll love it, but if you've already read Cycle of Violence you'll be wasting your time (unless of course you want to read it again).
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Punk writer alcoholic terrorist genre
1 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
If you ever saw a punk rock concert in the 70s and felt you had found your niche, then Colin Bateman is the writer you need to read. Bateman's style of writing flows fast and rhythmically from chapter to chapter with loads of references to British punk bands, beer, TV culture, and Irish/UK politics. If you are ready to laugh, then read this book.
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