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The Pursuit of William Abbey

De: Claire North
Narrado por: Peter Kenny
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A hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K.

South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the White colonists. As the child dies, his mother curses William.

William begins to understand what the curse means when the shadow of the dead boy starts following him across the world. It never stops, never rests. It can cross oceans and mountains. And if it catches him, the person he loves most in the world will die.

Gripping, moving, and thought-provoking, The Pursuit of William Abbey proves once again that Claire North is one of the most innovative voices in modern fiction.

Previous books by Claire North:

  • The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
  • Touch
  • The Sudden Appearance of Hope
  • The End of the Day
  • 84K
  • The Gameshouse

Previous books written as Kate Griffin:

Matthew Swift novels:

  • A Madness of Angels
  • The Midnight Mayor
  • The Neon Court
  • The Minority Council

Magicals Anonymous novels:

  • Stray Souls
  • The Glass God
©2019 Claire North (P)2019 Orbit Ficción Histórica Histórico Horror Misterio Primera Guerra Mundial Psicológico Siglo XX Supernatural Thriller y Suspenso Apasionante emocionalmente

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"True love, life, and death, what's worth dying - or killing - for: It's all here in this gripping, bloody, and haunting novel." (Kirkus)
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Claire North fan, BUT...Character's confession--former-racist callousness--including standing by while child brutalized--was upsetting for me--an African-American listener.

NOTE: Descriptive racist cruelty

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As with all of Claire Norths stories, the premise is totally unique and very thought provoking. At times I really appreciated the cleverness of the plot and the implications of the story’s rules. That said, I found myself just not enjoying the read as much as I have her past books. Perhaps it was the character and his self loathing being hard to relate to, or the narrative cynicism that extends to many of the characters. I just found myself waiting for the story to wrap up for a long time. It’s important to note that the narrator does an absolutely superb job interpreting the text, especially the inner monologue of the protagonist in his moments of frantic truth-speaking. I might not have made it to the end were it not for his incredible performance. Overall a good book but I would start with some of Norths other stories to acquire a taste for her generally excellent writing.

Intriguing if not totally engrossing

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Heavy handed Marxist philosophies crammed into the usual Claire North plot points. I like Claire North's books despite her naiive world view but this one needed a little more finese. We get it. You think western civilization is evil. At least make it entertaining or enlightening.

Not Ms. North's Best Offering

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Claire North's ideas continue to impress me. William Abbey is cursed - a shadow spirit's presence follows him around the world. When close, it gives him the power to see the truth of men’s hearts. When it catches him, it will kill those he loves.

Abbey spends most of his life running away from the shadow, working as a spy (government sees a perfect tool in him and his unique skills), becoming a traitor, falling in impossible and dangerous love. His story doesn't lack suspense but it's dense, dark, and bloody.

Parts of the story amazed me, parts of the story bored me. I had to force myself to get through some chapters. North tackles big questions about the nature of truth, love, and questions if we can ever really know one another. I liked it but didn't love it.

Fascinating idea

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Loooved every minute of this book, I think the narration style had a lot to do with it

The voice with a hundred personalities

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This is the second Claire North novel I’ve read and I am blown away by her writing and the originality of her ideas.
Coupled with Peter Kenny’s narration, the characters just come alive. Easily my new favorite contemporary author!

Incredible

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North's ornate descriptions grow tedious in this overly drawn out castigation of colonial barbarism and capitalist exploitation. The main character is basically without agency and we spend a lot of time waiting for a denouement that never comes.

Lyrical as usual, but far too drawn out

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