John Cruickshank (1924–1995)
Autor(a) de Albert Camus and the Literature of Revolt
About the Author
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Obras de John Cruickshank
French Literature and Its Background: Late Nineteenth Century Vol 5 (Oxford Paperbacks) (1969) 9 cópias
Headingley-Cum-Burley C. 1544-C. 1784: volume 22 (Publications of the Thoresby Society, Second Series) (2012) 2 cópias
French Literature and its Background 1 exemplar(es)
Sunny John Design 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1924-07-18
- Data de falecimento
- 1995-07-11
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Ocupação
- professor
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 21
- Membros
- 166
- Popularidade
- #127,845
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 23
- Idiomas
- 1
Once you start the story though, you'll be glad you did.
The tale centres around an ambitious young couple who have moved into an affluent area. Jason is starting out as a lawyer and through good luck and knowing the right people he is asked to help take over a new bank and be involved in its day to day operations.
Jason is married to Lorriane. I didn't really warm to her as a character as she is spoilt, shallow and overly concerned with prestige and money. However, it came across that she genuinely loved Jason and the pair worked well as a couple. I liked how Jason held his ground and didn't allow Lorraine to dictate to him.
The story is very focused on the characters and their relationships to each other. I liked the Stoddards and I wanted their venture to succeed. I also enjoyed seeing the dodgy characters get their comeuppance as their irregular banking practices were uncovered towards the end of the novel.
I also got a good sense of the time period in which the story is taking place. The characters actions and prejudices reflect the era very well. For the time they are in, Jason and Lorraine appear to be very open minded and accepting.
As the blurb states, there is a little twist at the end but it isn't entirely unexpected. I liked how that revelation was left until the very end and it ended the story on a nice note.
I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.… (mais)