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- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (3 Jan 1991)
- ISBN-10: 0099829908
- ISBN-13: 978-0099829904
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,355,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is a novel to mirror the disintegration of our times, the unstated irony of which is that a politics so provincial can breed a writer and an art so universal Observer An armchair time bomb Mail on Sunday A gripping read which ... you will find impossible to put down' Literary Review Very much the thinking person's thriller - utterly tense and riveting, but also posing an acute moral dilemma for an ordinary person caught up in the troubled politics of Northern Ireland Daily Express It insists on being read at a sitting, for it is imperative to know what happens next Financial Times As good as one has come to expect from Brian Moore: the pace never flags; the writing is crisp and taut; the moral crises... are intensely complex and gripping Irish Independent
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A tremendously gripping and compulsive read, overshadowed by the dark threat of the IRA
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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To suggest that this is no longer worth reading because the situation in Northern Ireland has changed is a bit like suggesting (say) that 'Richard III' is no longer worth going to see because the Wars of the Roses have ended. Moreover, there are still terrorists around, and there will still be moral dilemmas to be confronted by those unfortunate enough to come into contact with them, even if not in the same way or with the same type of terrorist. The moral dilemma set up in this novel is gripping: the protagonist faces the choice between (it seems to him) his wife being killed by terrorists, or leaving a bomb which will kill many others. The reader is forced to consider his or her likely reaction in similar circumstances. Against a persuasively-realised background, the ordinariness of the terrorists, and the variations in their attitudes, are bleakly and calmly captured. A few Americanisms (from recollection, examples were 'trunk' for boot of a car, 'going to the bathroom') jarred slightly in this realistic work but maybe (although I doubt it) these are also present in Northern Irish speech. Overall this is thoughtful, thought-provoking work, and, while it will do nothing to cheer you up, deserves to be read right to the end.
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Michael Dillon is a hotel manager of some distinction, with a record of turning around difficult business propositions. He is married to the glamorous Moira, but is also seeing the younger, much more congenial and attractive Andrea. They make plans to be together but the events of one devastating night change everything when an IRA gang invade his home and force him to plant a bomb in his own hotel. They hold Moira hostage at their home and give him explicit instructions with the warning that they will be watching him every step of the way.
This marvellous thriller is deceptively simple in tone and plot, but it's real aim is to bring to the fore the ambivalence of ordinary Irish people to the paramilitary forces in Northern Ireland, in particular, the IRA. The choices made by Michael Dillon, and by his wife Moira encompass many of the moral dilemmas posed by the paramilitary forces. Groups of men who believe they have a just cause, but who drag people against their will into their dangerous milieu. Moira and Dillon react in very different ways, but everything is thrown into shadow by the deeply troubling final moments of this thoughtful and harrowing thriller.
This marvellous thriller is deceptively simple in tone and plot, but it's real aim is to bring to the fore the ambivalence of ordinary Irish people to the paramilitary forces in Northern Ireland, in particular, the IRA. The choices made by Michael Dillon, and by his wife Moira encompass many of the moral dilemmas posed by the paramilitary forces. Groups of men who believe they have a just cause, but who drag people against their will into their dangerous milieu. Moira and Dillon react in very different ways, but everything is thrown into shadow by the deeply troubling final moments of this thoughtful and harrowing thriller.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book has been criticised for not giving enough detail about the characters involved, but I actually found that this improved the book, as it allowed me to imagine myself in the situation and it increased the authenticity of the book. I liked the ending and despite the fact it was inevitable, it still shocked me. I have not read anything else by Moore, and considered this book to be an excellent read - I very much enjoyed it!
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Excellent service
My son needed this text for 'A' level English. It arrived on time despite the snow and in excellent condition. My son says it was an excellent, 'edge of seat' read.
Published 16 months ago by Als
Worst book Moore wrote
If you read this book alone, it would be ok. However, if you read any of Moore's other works, it is incredibly disappointing. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2009 by JWA Drennan
Interesting attempt, but no more relevant
I had to read this book for my "Facharbeit" in English and I must say that it's very easy to read and to understand. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2001
"Lies of Silence" was an action-filled adventure.
I chose to read the book "Lies of Silence," by Brian Moore because of the excellent title. It was well worth the effort. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2000
"Lies of Silence" was an action-filled adventure.
I chose to read the book "Lies of Silence," by Brian Moore because of the excellent title. It was well worth the effort. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2000
think the story is boring,language interesting
i think that the book is only interesting because of its language!the two storys aren't thus interesting as i thought they would be! Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2000
I didn't enjoy it: boring and certainly not a thriller.
A lot of the story was inappropriate and I found it quite boring. The hostage situation was not too bad and the duologues between Dillon and Father Connolly weren't too bad... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2000
An inaccurate account of modern northern Ireland
I found this book to be ridiculous, inaccurate and mellowdramatic thiller, in which,in my opinion, the auther had no idea as to what he was talking about. Read more
Published on 6 Dec 1999
A Fabulous Thriller !!
Brain Moore describes the problems of Northern Ireland and he does this through an hotel manager who witnesses the bombing of his hotel. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 1999
Gripping read
Lies of Silence is a gripping tale of events to which those of us who have followed the situation in Ireland over the last thirty years can easily imagine. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 1999
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