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- Publisher: Random House USA Inc
- ISBN-10: 0099425378
- ISBN-13: 978-0099425373
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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A family is torn apart when a little girl goes missing and her two brothers grow up trying to care for a mother haunted by thoughts of her daughter. Eric becomes a successful neurosurgeon but the troubled Pilot is tormented by schizophrenia apparently triggered by the childhood tragedy. Through his trauma of hearing voices and seeing visions, he makes a new and terrible accusation and the truth, unravelled by loss, betrayal and madness, slowly comes to light. A chilling and impressive psychological novel of suspense.
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Barry Forshaw, Crime Time
‘Smith’s marshalling of a complex plot shows real skill, and this is pretty well unputdownable.’
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This powerful novel works on several levels. As a revealing study of psychosis that challenges our perception of truth. As an exploration of the effect of sudden loss and grief on an ordinary family. As a darkly enthralling thriller that stimulates our imagination and engages our brains in the search for truth. As a confirmation of the enduring,if sometimes delayed triumph of good over evil. Peter Moore Smith draws the reader into the confused and often violent world of Pilot Arie who believes that his brother is responsible for the disappearance of their sister many years ago. The book skillfully moves our sympathies from brother to brother throughout. A plight that we share with the female psychologist who gradually unravels the truth. Tension and pace is constantly maintained and the detailed exploration of the disfunctional family Arie adds depth and belief to this outstanding work.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excellent, gripping, brilliant! I hadn't read a book in about four years, and I thought I could not go back to reading a book in a day. When I started Ravelling, I couldn't put it down! It was fantastic. Rarely do my friends and family share the same taste as I do, but after I had read it my dad, brother and housemate all had a read and they came to the same conclusion- truely mind boggling!
Format:Hardcover
DO YOU JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER ? ... For your convenience, I have supplied a photograph of the book, and here is what the dust jacket flaps ['blurb'] states :
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Pilot James Airie was named, curiously, after his fathers passion - he flew for an airline. It wasn't a profession Pilot ever considered for himself, but Pilot has not exactly been himself since his little sister, Fiona, disappeared ...
Father, mother and Pilot's elder brother all believed that Fiona had been murdered. It tore the family apart. And even though Pilot's mother had transformed the pool into a garden, growing carrots, potatoes, radishes, string beans and rhubarb, she could not bury the past.
According to his neurosurgeon brother, Eric, Pilot had always been psychologically fragile, and now aged twenty-nine he is still in therapy for a schizophrenic condition. And he continues to see Fiona in a series of still images, like a series of old photographs. The real ones his mother had hidden away. But Pilot can see, as if they are real, the tiny bumbs of gooseflesh rising on the skin of her arms. There is a blur of red inside her mouth. There is a gurgling sound coming from somewhere inside her.
Through a trauma of confusion, betrayal, madness and memories, Pilot feels his way towards the truth of what happened all those years ago. But, in doing so, he risks devastating his family all over again. He also fears what he may discover about those closest to him. But, most of all, Pilot Airie is terrified of what he may find inside himself.
RAVELLING is Peter Moore Smith's first novel. It is a disturbing and original debut.
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Pilot James Airie was named, curiously, after his fathers passion - he flew for an airline. It wasn't a profession Pilot ever considered for himself, but Pilot has not exactly been himself since his little sister, Fiona, disappeared ...
Father, mother and Pilot's elder brother all believed that Fiona had been murdered. It tore the family apart. And even though Pilot's mother had transformed the pool into a garden, growing carrots, potatoes, radishes, string beans and rhubarb, she could not bury the past.
According to his neurosurgeon brother, Eric, Pilot had always been psychologically fragile, and now aged twenty-nine he is still in therapy for a schizophrenic condition. And he continues to see Fiona in a series of still images, like a series of old photographs. The real ones his mother had hidden away. But Pilot can see, as if they are real, the tiny bumbs of gooseflesh rising on the skin of her arms. There is a blur of red inside her mouth. There is a gurgling sound coming from somewhere inside her.
Through a trauma of confusion, betrayal, madness and memories, Pilot feels his way towards the truth of what happened all those years ago. But, in doing so, he risks devastating his family all over again. He also fears what he may discover about those closest to him. But, most of all, Pilot Airie is terrified of what he may find inside himself.
RAVELLING is Peter Moore Smith's first novel. It is a disturbing and original debut.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Amazing!
THIS BOOK IS AN AMAZING READ, FABULOUS DETAIL, ENGAGEING AND THOUGHT PROVOKING. USE OF SUSPENSE IS FABULOUS, NO WAY OF GUESSING THE ENDING, KNOTS AND TWISTS IN THE TALE CONSTANTLY... Read more
Published on 26 July 2005 by "kimathy"
Excellent
I bought this not expecting much as a holiday read but once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. Just excellent. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004 by T. Weston
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