- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; First Edition edition (1 Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333780302
- ISBN-13: 978-0333780305
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.9 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,718,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Parsons creates a subtle, sinister world ... hers is a city of shadows and absences, a deeply unsettling place inhabited by disturbing people.... A terrific read". -- The Irish Times
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When Anna's husband dies of anaphylactic shock, from a bee sting she cannot believe it was an accident, nor can she believe that he has left her penniless. But she is not alone for long. From the author of MARY, MARY.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is one of the best thrillers I've ever read. Totally unpredictable with a very exciting second half. For readers from Dublin, Julie Parsons describes the city perfectly, making the story seem even more familiar. Go on, give it a read, you won't be sorry!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read Ms Parsons previous book, Mary Mary, I was very keen to start on this one. But after reading the 1st three chapters I was very disappointed in it. It is very difficult to read, the story does not flow, I have had to re-read a few chapters to try and connect the characters. A good plot, but because the book jumped all over the place it became very frustrating to read, I did end up finishing it, but only because I won't NOT finish a book, and not because it was so interesting. Pity, as it could have been brilliant!..Better luck next time Ms Parsons!
Format:Paperback
This is a strong psychological thriller with a very unique premise. The concept which gives this novel its title marks it out as a very distinctive novel and holds the story together. It also provides a very clever link between the hunter, Michael, and the hunted, Anna. The plotting is, in the main, pretty solid and the suspense well maintained. I liked all the characters, although none are particularly vivid or memorable, but the writing is visually strong and there is enough going on to keep our interest.
However, I was disappointed as I never really felt I got inside Michael's head and, though there are flashbacks to his childhood with his granny, it tells us little about what has made him into the kind of man who could do this. Anna is also rather frustratingly vague and at times annoyingly weak, both in her marriage to David and now as she falls for Matthew. Even taking Matthew at face value as Anna does, their relationship is never truly convincing.
Great mystery/thriller but don't expect to remember who the characters were a while after you've read it.
However, I was disappointed as I never really felt I got inside Michael's head and, though there are flashbacks to his childhood with his granny, it tells us little about what has made him into the kind of man who could do this. Anna is also rather frustratingly vague and at times annoyingly weak, both in her marriage to David and now as she falls for Matthew. Even taking Matthew at face value as Anna does, their relationship is never truly convincing.
Great mystery/thriller but don't expect to remember who the characters were a while after you've read it.
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An outstanding follow-up tp Parsons' outstanding Mary Mary
Julie Parsons' new thriller is an outstanding and often hair-raising examination of the murderous impulses at the heart of trust and love. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2000
I thought it was brilliant
Anna, the lead character is so 'focused' almost ADHD to where she can have a Phd in entomolgy and not be aware of her husband's sordid details. She's a very smart, ditzy woman. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2000
Hugely Disappointing
I believe Mary Mary got rave reviews when it was released. However, I did not read that book, but was influenced enough by how well it was received to read the Courtship Gift. Read more
Published on 18 Nov 1999 by CapricornGirl
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