![]() ![]() Habibi and Blankets have similarities: both are propulsive stories with richly detailed drawings. And while critical praise for Blankets has been near-universal, others have been left cold by what they claim is a too-simple story: they’ve called Blankets facile nostalgia.Īlmost eight years later, Thompson is back with Habibi, a new graphic novel with a complex plot (to be published on September 20). ![]() Thompson fans treat the novel like a latter-day Catcher in the Rye. Near the end of the book, the main character (who happens to also be named Craig Thompson) journeys away from Christianity. The book made TIME magazine’s 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels. “It can be a bit overwhelming,” Thompson says, “but it’s also moving, touching that my fans have a connection with me.” Blankets, a semi-autobiographical story of young love, is set among the snows of the Midwest and takes place within the stifling atmosphere of evangelical Christianity. At book signings, his fans would often cry. Craig Thompson’s 2003 graphic novel Blankets was the subject of much adulation, praise-and tears. ![]()
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![]() Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time’ - Andrew Taylor, SpectatorĪutumn, 1541: King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission of his rebellious subjects in York.Īlready in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak. ‘Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. 'A parchment-turner, and a regal one at that' - Sunday Times ![]() Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory. Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Operation Red Metal is a nightmare scenario made real but could it just be the first move on the Russian chessboard? Review Quotes Praise for Red Metal Red Metal is red hot! Packed with action, intrigue and a plot ripped right from todays headlines-you wont be able to put this one down. Ranged against the Russian attack are a Marine lieutenant colonel pulled out of a cushy job at the Pentagon and thrown into the fray, a French Special Forces captain and his intelligence operative father, a young Polish female partisan fighter, an A-10 Warthog pilot, and the captain of an American tank platoon who, along with a German sergeant, struggle to keep a small group of American and German tanks in the fight. Its all part of a master plan to confuse and defeat America and her allies. Satellite killing missiles blind American forces while Spetznatz teams destroy Allied communications relays. Their tanks race across Poland crushing all opposition on a headlong dash for the heart of Germany. A stunningly realistic view of modern warfare from a battlefield commander and the New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man. Book Synopsis A Russian military strike against Europe could change the balance of power in the West. About the Book Map illustrations by Daniel Lagin-Title page verso. ![]() ![]() ![]() Purple Hibiscus is a coming of age story for both Kambili and Jaja. Adichie echoes real political activism and events in her novel.Īdichie was a good student in school but, unlike Kambili, she had a reputation for butting heads with her teachers Obiora is more like Adichie. ![]() Giwa was killed by a mail bomb in his home in 1986. Adichie modeled the character Ade Coker after Dele Giwa, a journalist and outspoken critic of the Nigerian government. Though Papa can be viewed as a metaphor for the dangers of fundamentalism, he tries to put his power to good use by raising social consciousness. The wave of bloody coups and corrupt military rule that comprises Nigerian politics are touched upon in the novel through certain characters. ![]() Told from the point of view of a child, overt political messages are held at an arm’s length, but they inform Kambili’s coming of age. Purple Hibiscus is a story of the corruption and religious fundamentalism that grips Adichie’s native country. She was born in Kambili’s home town of Enugu, raised in Aunty Ifeoma’s university environment in Nsukka, is of Igbo descent, and is a Catholic. Adichie uses her own childhood experiences to inform the lives of her characters. Shortlisted for and awarded several prestigious prizes, Purple Hibiscus was praised for capturing a character and a nation on the cusp of radical change. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel, Purple Hibiscus, was widely acclaimed when it was published in 2003. ![]() |