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A reviewer in The Telegraph (UK), noted: "This unsettling small-town noir draws us deep into the dark heart of Ireland, where corruption, desperation, and crime run rife. A gritty look at trust and betrayal where the written law isn't the only one, The Ruin asks who will protect you when the authorities can't-or won't."
On the July/August 2015 issue of Bookmarks, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) with a critical summary saying, "Atkinson's latest novel is "a sprawling, unapologetically ambitious saga that tells the story of postwar Britain through the microcosm of a single family" (New York Times Book review)". [11]
The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is marked by people doing whatever it takes to conquer their environment and stay alive. The novel was released on July 18, 2006 (ISBN 1-4000-4387-5). A film adaptation of the novel was released in the United States and Canada on April 4, 2008. [1]
4 Patrick Skene Catling (born 14 February 1925) [ 1 ] is a British journalist , author and book reviewer , best known for writing The Chocolate Touch in 1952. [ 2 ] He has written 12 novels, 3 works of nonfiction and 9 books for children.
Mistborn: Secret History is a fantasy novella [n 1] by American author Brandon Sanderson, written as a companion story to the original trilogy of the Mistborn series. [1]The novella follows the story of Kelsier from Mistborn: The Final Empire and concludes with the events of the last book in the original trilogy, The Hero of Ages.
A God in Ruins is a 1999 novel by Leon Uris.. Set between the 1940s and 2008, the book follows the life of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, the fictional Democratic candidate for the 2008 United States Presidency, his family, and the life of his opponent, Thornton Tomtree.
In the Historical Novels Review, Andrea Connel called it, "a compelling new perspective on the romantic theme of the mail-order bride" but went on to say that it was cold and impersonal, ultimately not enjoying the book. [1] Publishers Weekly wrote that the plot was complex, but the characters won sympathy through honor. [2]
Nixon: Ruin and Recovery, 1973–1990 is a 1991 book by American historian Stephen E. Ambrose and the third part of a three-volume biography of President of the United States Richard Nixon. The series began with Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962 and continued with Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972 .