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Trying to describe the writing style of Hector Macdonald to a new reader, an enthusiast will quickly run up against a brick wall. Does Macdonald write thrillers? Well, yes, although there is far more style and invention here than is often found in the genre. Furthermore, it's hard to say quite what genre he writes in, his work being something original and distinctive. The Mind Game, the book with which Macdonald first made his mark, was a bizarre combination of thriller elements and psychological description. With The Hummingbird Saint, the author moves into even more challenging territory. Benjamin Hoppner lives in a Central American idyll, working out his philosophical and philanthropic ideas against a background of rigorous moral prescription. Mark Weston is struggling to make sense of his own disordered life when he hears that Hoppner has made an offer: he will write a blank cheque for any cause a visitor may choose, provided Hoppner is persuaded of the visitor's virtue. Entering Hoppner's self-made society, Mark discovers that the subterfuge of the outside world has found its way into this Arcadia as well. And as war begins to threaten the community, Mark realizes he'll have to make some hard choices when it comes to the eccentric philanthropist Hoppner and his generous offer. The plot is fascinating and unusual; Mark is an intelligently drawn hero, and his moral struggle is involving at all times. What makes the novel particularly distinctive, though, is the Central American setting: sultry, threatening and the perfect backdrop for the moral equivocation that takes place. (Kirkus UK)
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Benjamin Sword Hoppner, philanthropist and visionary, has created his own utopia in the Central American cloud forests, governed by a strict moral code. He's promised financial support to anyone who can satisfy him of their good character. And Mark Weston is determined to do exactly that. Journeying through country still devastated by war, Mark reaches Hoppner's isolated "perfect society", only to discover that his generosity comes with terrible strings attached...
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Trying to describe the writing style of Hector Macdonald to a new reader, an enthusiast will quickly run up against a brick wall. Does Macdonald write thrillers? Well, yes, although there is far more style and invention here than is often found in the genre. Furthermore, it's hard to say quite what genre he writes in, his work being something original and distinctive. The Mind Game, the book with which Macdonald first made his mark, was a bizarre combination of thriller elements and psychological description. With The Hummingbird Saint, the author moves into even more challenging territory. Benjamin Hoppner lives in a Central American idyll, working out his philosophical and philanthropic ideas against a background of rigorous moral prescription. Mark Weston is struggling to make sense of his own disordered life when he hears that Hoppner has made an offer: he will write a blank cheque for any cause a visitor may choose, provided Hoppner is persuaded of the visitor's virtue. Entering Hoppner's self-made society, Mark discovers that the subterfuge of the outside world has found its way into this Arcadia as well. And as war begins to threaten the community, Mark realizes he'll have to make some hard choices when it comes to the eccentric philanthropist Hoppner and his generous offer. The plot is fascinating and unusual; Mark is an intelligently drawn hero, and his moral struggle is involving at all times. What makes the novel particularly distinctive, though, is the Central American setting: sultry, threatening and the perfect backdrop for the moral equivocation that takes place. (Kirkus UK)
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Benjamin Sword Hoppner, philanthropist and visionary, has created his own utopia in the Central American cloud forests, governed by a strict moral code. He's promised financial support to anyone who can satisfy him of their good character. And Mark Weston is determined to do exactly that. Journeying through country still devastated by war, Mark reaches Hoppner's isolated "perfect society", only to discover that his generosity comes with terrible strings attached...
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