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** 'Anita Shreve is back on cracking form with TESTIMONY. What is so fresh and resonant about this novel is the clever way in which the author unpacks the events with a series of separate narratives. Each voice contributes an additional layer of impasto to the picture; each layer, in turn, has to be mined carefully for its information and character and situation. Poised and absolutely steady-handed, this is a gripping piece of deconstruction (Elizabeth Buchan, SUNDAY TIMES )
** 'Anita Shreve's latest novel, TESTIMONY is one of her best. With her acute eye for behaviour and an exquisite ear for dialogue, Shreve explores the actions and reaction that will destroy a community through their all-too-human desire s' EXPRESS (** 'Anita Shreve is a phenomenon. As ever - and even though the novel is written from different points of view - the power of Shreve's writing lies in it relentless passivity. The prose is undemonstrative, yet insidiously accomplished. For some, it may be )
Charlie Hill, NEW STATESMAN (** 'A perfectly pitched account of human fallibility and the snares of temptation’ )
DAILY MAIL (** 'Her experience as a storyteller shows in the writing, which is deft, the multiples voices authentic and subtly characterized. The love between Silas and his girlfriend Noelle is untouched by the cynicism around them. The other characters are perhaps t )
** 'Anita Shreve's latest novel, TESTIMONY is one of her best. With her acute eye for behaviour and an exquisite ear for dialogue, Shreve explores the actions and reaction that will destroy a community through their all-too-human desire s' EXPRESS (** 'Anita Shreve is a phenomenon. As ever - and even though the novel is written from different points of view - the power of Shreve's writing lies in it relentless passivity. The prose is undemonstrative, yet insidiously accomplished. For some, it may be )
Charlie Hill, NEW STATESMAN (** 'A perfectly pitched account of human fallibility and the snares of temptation’ )
DAILY MAIL (** 'Her experience as a storyteller shows in the writing, which is deft, the multiples voices authentic and subtly characterized. The love between Silas and his girlfriend Noelle is untouched by the cynicism around them. The other characters are perhaps t )
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* Provocative, dazzling and compassionate, Anita Shreve's 14th novel explores important issues to do with privacy and teen behaviour
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This is an engaging story told from many viewpoints - it builds an engrossing tale of hopes and dreams held and broken on the sides of the young people, their teachers and their parents. The characters are so real and believable, they jump off the page. I think it would be a well appreciated book on a teenager's list as much as an adult read. Anita Shreve has her finger on the pulse of life today in America and she deserves her place amongst the most well loved and enjoyed authors. Any new book by her is desirable and this one particularly so. Quite a quick read.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very good book and proves that Shreve is back on form with her latest novel. The last few have been a disappointment but here she weaves together the 'testimonies' of a number of particpants in a school scandal in a thoughtful and provoking fashion. A beautifully written book that stays with you long after reading the final page.
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Testimony
Headmaster Mike Bordwin, receives an explicit sex tape involving several students at his boarding school, and clearly filmed in one of its dormitories. This is a scandal which he and the school can well do without, and which he initially hopes to cover up. Several students are expelled, losing coveted places to the best universities, and ruining promising academic careers. Some staff also lose their jobs, and relationships buckle under the strain. The school suffers reducing student numbers and less financial support from generous benefactors.
The author takes us back to events leading up to the scandal, and shows lives unraveling afterwards, for each of the main characters.
One drunken event, a shocking loss of innocence, results in lives being altered forever.
Uncomfortable at times, but brilliantly written - highly recommended
Headmaster Mike Bordwin, receives an explicit sex tape involving several students at his boarding school, and clearly filmed in one of its dormitories. This is a scandal which he and the school can well do without, and which he initially hopes to cover up. Several students are expelled, losing coveted places to the best universities, and ruining promising academic careers. Some staff also lose their jobs, and relationships buckle under the strain. The school suffers reducing student numbers and less financial support from generous benefactors.
The author takes us back to events leading up to the scandal, and shows lives unraveling afterwards, for each of the main characters.
One drunken event, a shocking loss of innocence, results in lives being altered forever.
Uncomfortable at times, but brilliantly written - highly recommended
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Should have been much better
This story is full of promise - teenagers in a smart private school have been caught in a sex scandal and we are going to be told about the fall-out. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Janie U
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This is my second read for this author and I have to say, I am underwhelmed... Read more
This is my second read for this author and I have to say, I am underwhelmed... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Turning the Pages
Testimony
I have always enjoyed books by this authour they have a gritty real quality, with a point to make. This one I found to be confused, the characters poor, it jumped around to much... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jonathan Strivens
A plot or a story would have been nice
I've read and enjoyed several of Shreve's novels, all of which were cleverly set in the same atmospheric house on the coast in New England. Read more
Published 8 months ago by charwell
Absorbing
I am a big fan of Anita Shreve's writing, I think she has a wonderful gift for story telling and her characters are generally quite complex and interesting; she has a wonderful... Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Doig
POIGNANT REINACTMENT
I enjoyed this book. I thought the method of writing,looking at the 'incident' from different people perspectives worked very well. Read more
Published 12 months ago by bibliophile
What if?
A train of events which become unstoppable. This is Anita Shreve at her optimum. Her prose is poignant,elegant yet so very simplistic. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jane Baker
A page-turner with a bitter aftertaste
Young students having sex. In a dorm. Three males and one female. Everything caught on tape. An example of how a reckless, drunken and unfortunate episode can change so many... Read more
Published 19 months ago by I LOVE BOOKS
"...the dream is always a nightmare and I'm always drenched in...
The headteacher of an exclusive private Vermont boarding school catering for children from 14 to 19 years old receives a video tape of a series of sexual acts being performed by... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Eileen Shaw
Testimony - Anita Shreve
I have read all of Anita Shreves books and I think this is one of her best.This book engages you from the first page and gradually unfolds. Read more
Published 20 months ago by P.J.J.
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