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A beautifully repackaged early Tim Parks novel, to be published in Vintage alongside the phenomenally successful Teach Us To Sit Still
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The gift of tongues, prophecy exorcism. . . what might such concepts mean in a complacent backwater of North London? For Richard Bowen, adolescence becomes a nightmare when his parents join the charismatic movement and find a devil in his brother.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I keeplending this book to friends and they keep refusing to give it back, so I must have bought it about six times. This is a subtle, fascinating book, written with such skill that you believe that Tim Parks has lived through this experience. For those who have lived through the destruction of charismania, this is a healing book. Its the sort of book where the characters stay with you long after you have put it down. Brilliant Stuff.
Format:Paperback
This is, I think, Parks' first published novel, and it is clearly written, though the plot is plodding and it is a bit hard to identify with such a dysfunctional group of people. He doesn't quite get across the appeal of religious fanaticism perhaps because he takes the part of a neutral observer, a 15-year-old, whose voice, truth be told, is not authentic, and not even particularly insightful. Parks has written a lot of other novels (over a dozen, I believe) and they are well-plotted. This one uses a almost literal)deus ex machina to end the rambling, pretty meaningless story.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Rick, the narrator (an adolescent boy), recounts the effect of religious extremism which takes hold of his family with the exception of his elder, rebel brother. The people are very real, particularly Rick, who comes across warts-and-all and is touchingly honest about his shortcomings. Far from alienating the reader, you empathise with him. Touching and funny.
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