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Stop All The Clocks
Alex, a Chemistry teacher, believes she has found happiness at last in Nicholas. Yet, she has to compete for his affections with his daughter from a previous marriage. When she discovers he's thinking about remarrying his ex-wife to be closer to his daughter, she writes him a 'chose between us now' note. When Nicholas is suddenly and brutally murdered by an intruder and dies in her arms, Alex is treated as the prime suspect because of this note.She learns that Nicholas was involved in a financial scam and the police believe that she is party to this fraud. As Alex delves into the background of this scam, an evil cast of characters emerge including a man who is known as 'Psycho'. Why he was always heavily disguised when he appeared at syndicate meetings, who he was and why he relentlessly stalks Alex remains a mystery to the end. As Alex investigates the murder she is viewed as a threat, and thus a would-be victim of the remorseless Psycho.
408 pages, Paperback
First published May 14, 2009
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January 8, 2012
I was walking on the streets of Zagreb in January 2012 when I noticed the "Museum of broken relationships" (I like the french translation better "Musée des cours brisés"). I decided to go in and was surprised by an exhibition very different from your usual museum. The story for each item (everyday items for the most part) was attached to the object.
In the section related to loss I saw a book, "Stop all the clocks" by Veronica St Clare (and no, my mind didn't inmediately go to Dickinson's poem, although later her poems did spring to mind while reading). The story attached was written by the author herself, apparently she donated it herself. In it, she wrote about her motivation for writing the book, and how it was autobiographical in a way. Intrigued and armed with a Kindle I inmediately acquired it upon returning to my hotel.
I was baffled by a very refreshing read. It is a romantic story, without happy endings, and the main character, well she's very human, and the emotions are described in a very deep way. She does change, a very round and complete character, but she does so in a way which is very human, and not particularly akin to the literary habits.
The book was read in 3 days, despite being on vacations doing a road trip of europe. I was unable to put it down. To say that it was the most refreshing reading in a very long time would be an understatement. It certified my deep belief that it is the stories that people live through and tell that are the most worth telling.
Praise for the author in how she faced her crisis by creating a piece of true modern literature in a way that reminds me of the great romantics witout being pretentious. This book is a must read for everyone.
In the section related to loss I saw a book, "Stop all the clocks" by Veronica St Clare (and no, my mind didn't inmediately go to Dickinson's poem, although later her poems did spring to mind while reading). The story attached was written by the author herself, apparently she donated it herself. In it, she wrote about her motivation for writing the book, and how it was autobiographical in a way. Intrigued and armed with a Kindle I inmediately acquired it upon returning to my hotel.
I was baffled by a very refreshing read. It is a romantic story, without happy endings, and the main character, well she's very human, and the emotions are described in a very deep way. She does change, a very round and complete character, but she does so in a way which is very human, and not particularly akin to the literary habits.
The book was read in 3 days, despite being on vacations doing a road trip of europe. I was unable to put it down. To say that it was the most refreshing reading in a very long time would be an understatement. It certified my deep belief that it is the stories that people live through and tell that are the most worth telling.
Praise for the author in how she faced her crisis by creating a piece of true modern literature in a way that reminds me of the great romantics witout being pretentious. This book is a must read for everyone.
December 28, 2012
Plot is exciting but characters are very stereotyped and it's full of grammatical errors.
Want to Read
August 23, 2013Met this author while on holiday and her story intrigued me. Can't wait to read it!
September 28, 2018
I read ''Stop All The Clocks'', - poem title by W.H. Auden-purchased from Amazon. Co.uk. I'm very impressed and look forward to the sequel. It's a ''can't leave down'' and I finished reading it in one night. The episodes of what are obviously nightmares, though, in the latter half-compelling and compulsive reading.
The descriptive passages are clear-cut and well defined; uncluttered, just the right amount of detail, appropriate furniture or lack of all but the meagre in the offices of officialdom, facial expressions and so forth.
In no sense do I impute plagiarism but I am wondering if the author has been influenced by the style of John Le Carre the master of the espionage film-noir, the minor key descriptive mode. Le Carre never engages in lurid descriptions of the threat of murder, foul play, suspense, intrigue and treachery pervade all his novels. Rape plays no part in the scheme of things in a Le Carre novel. Only in his more recent novel the ''The Constant Gardener'' which was adapted for film is rape and descriptive murder introduced and then only by reference to a police and coroners report.
Here Stop All Of the Clocks diverges from the Le Carre subject matter of spies, espionage and disillusioned defectors. It belongs to its own independent, distinct genre of course. Being such, sensational scenarios are permissible and accepted. I rate this book as five star.
Eric Dunphy, Brighton.
The descriptive passages are clear-cut and well defined; uncluttered, just the right amount of detail, appropriate furniture or lack of all but the meagre in the offices of officialdom, facial expressions and so forth.
In no sense do I impute plagiarism but I am wondering if the author has been influenced by the style of John Le Carre the master of the espionage film-noir, the minor key descriptive mode. Le Carre never engages in lurid descriptions of the threat of murder, foul play, suspense, intrigue and treachery pervade all his novels. Rape plays no part in the scheme of things in a Le Carre novel. Only in his more recent novel the ''The Constant Gardener'' which was adapted for film is rape and descriptive murder introduced and then only by reference to a police and coroners report.
Here Stop All Of the Clocks diverges from the Le Carre subject matter of spies, espionage and disillusioned defectors. It belongs to its own independent, distinct genre of course. Being such, sensational scenarios are permissible and accepted. I rate this book as five star.
Eric Dunphy, Brighton.
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