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Eager is a children's science-fiction novel written by Helen Fox, and first published in 2003. Eager is the name of a self-aware robot in a futuristic society controlled by a company called LifeCorp. Eager was shortlisted for the West Sussex Children's Book Award 2005–2006. [1]
Unsheltered is a 2018 novel by Barbara Kingsolver published by HarperCollins. It follows two families living in the same house at two separate time periods in Vineland, New Jersey. The novel alternates between the 21st century and the 19th century, using the last words of one chapter as the title of the next one. [1]
Love Lessons is a British novel intended for older readers by Jacqueline Wilson, first published by Doubleday in 2005. It is illustrated by Nick Sharratt , although the only illustrations in this book are the chapter-headings.
By the end of the book, several zeks, including Gleb Nerzhin, the autobiographical hero, choose to stop co-operating, even though their choice means being sent to much harsher camps. Volodin, initially crushed by the ordeal of his arrest, begins to find encouragement at the end of his first night in prison.
The Searcher is a mystery novel by American-Irish writer Tana French.It was published by Viking Press on October 6, 2020. The plot follows former Chicago police officer Cal Hooper, who has moved to a rural village in Western Ireland, as he investigates the disappearance of a local teenager.
Lullaby uses a framing device, alternating between the normal, linear narrative and the temporal end after every few chapters.Palahniuk often uses this format alongside a major plot twist near the end of the book which relates in some way to this temporal end (what Palahniuk refers to as "the hidden gun").
[5] David J. Montgomery of The Philadelphia Inquirer called Triptych Slaughter's best work, "a novel of power and substance that is shocking and painful at times, but also gripping and resonant." [6] Publishers Weekly had a more critical review: "...the shock value garnered by the plot twist isn't matched by the predictable denouement." [7]
The novel draws from Nabokov's experience at American academic institutions, primarily Cornell, and it has been claimed that it is "teeming" with people and physical details from that university. [ 2 ] [ 10 ] The main character is based, in part, on Cornell Professor Marc Szeftel , who may have "somewhat resented the resemblance". [ 11 ]