- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: MAIA BOOKS (16 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1904559395
- ISBN-13: 978-1904559399
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 583,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Patrick Price Johnson is on remand for the murder and intimate assault of a woman priest. His story begins with a mundane article for a local newspaper, but when his girlfriend Julia gets involved, the stakes are raised. Patrick finds himself manipulated into a piece of literary detective work that will uncover a Church of England scandal - or so he thinks.
About the Author
Rosemary Furber started her writing career as a freelance journalist working for London's Evening Standard, the Independent on Sunday, the Sunday Tribune and various magazines. She was also a member of the founding team of The Week. A former City solicitor, she combined bringing up her three children with commissioning legal textbooks for Butterworths and journalism. She now writes full time and is a prison visitor. She was born in Belfast and lives with her family in south London.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Most Intimate Place is not the most obvious one - that little twist and the deft unsettling of presumptions sets the tone for this novel. This is one for the reader looking for that little bit more - not just to unfurl the complexities of the plot, or interested in picking up on the dynamics between complex, fully-realised characters, or thinking through the implications of what's really being said: it's all of these and more.
The writer knows how little details can reveal big emotions and clearly relishes playing with language to both entertain and provoke the reader into seeing things afresh. She also clearly knows her stuff: there's an authenticity to the characters emotions, the institutions they encounter and the situations they find themselves it that keeps the plot moving onwards with a steadily mounting rhythym.
There's a lot here and I'm keen to read it again to pick up more on the subtleties of the characterisation and the drama. I'm looking forward to rejoining these characters and spending a bit more time in their world.
Oh, and the ending leaves you thrilled: no tricks are pulled here, it's the absolute culmination of the plot and all that has gone before.
The writer knows how little details can reveal big emotions and clearly relishes playing with language to both entertain and provoke the reader into seeing things afresh. She also clearly knows her stuff: there's an authenticity to the characters emotions, the institutions they encounter and the situations they find themselves it that keeps the plot moving onwards with a steadily mounting rhythym.
There's a lot here and I'm keen to read it again to pick up more on the subtleties of the characterisation and the drama. I'm looking forward to rejoining these characters and spending a bit more time in their world.
Oh, and the ending leaves you thrilled: no tricks are pulled here, it's the absolute culmination of the plot and all that has gone before.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a beautifully written book about an unpleasant crime with some unpeasant characters, but it is compelling and addictive.
The story is told through Patrick's writings (alongside a few letters) in which he hopes to explain to his girlfriend how he came to be standing over a dead body, covered in blood and gives insight into his prison life. Alongside this are chapters from the victim's book, giving differing interpretations of female characters from the Bible (mainly Old Testament). These three aspects are tied together nicely through themes of love, obedience, and obsession. The final climax of the book is neither predictable nor an incredulous twist - connecting all the different strands and making sense of everything.
I would definitely recommend it.
The story is told through Patrick's writings (alongside a few letters) in which he hopes to explain to his girlfriend how he came to be standing over a dead body, covered in blood and gives insight into his prison life. Alongside this are chapters from the victim's book, giving differing interpretations of female characters from the Bible (mainly Old Testament). These three aspects are tied together nicely through themes of love, obedience, and obsession. The final climax of the book is neither predictable nor an incredulous twist - connecting all the different strands and making sense of everything.
I would definitely recommend it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the things that made this book so interesting was its ability to explore theological argument whilst still remaining a completely captivating read. It maintains a strong plot whilst also combining a whole other book within its pages. A wonderful novel written with skill and imagination that had me engrossed right from the off.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Almost poetic in places
I find little to recommend this book. It's told from the point of view of Patrick, a mostly amoral snake and a failed journalist to boot. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2009 by mad_mushroom
Highly recommended
What is really amazing about this book is how easily it enables the reader to step into the shoes of the criminal and empathise with his slippery slope into darkness. Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by L. Pearson
Highly Recommend!
This book is a fantastic, gripping thriller. Its edge-of-your-seat moments combined with an imaginative story and brilliantly written narrative make this novel an unput-downable... Read more
Published on 5 July 2009 by N. Budd
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