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Jules Hardy

    Gospodin Candid
    Mr. Candid
    Altered Land
    • Altered Land

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      From an exquisite new British voice comes a moving and multi-layered tale of a mother and son in the aftermath of a terrifying and life-changing incident. 'I missed the turning over Battersea Bridge. I didn't know it would make a difference... that the manner of living seconds and minutes mattered' Joan is a single mother - beautiful, talented and desired. John is her adored son, her 'Merboy'. Growing up in the West Country, his life is lived outdoors, playing in the creek by their cottage in Devon, swimming, hunting for shells, collecting bits of old boats. On his thirteenth birthday, Joan treats him to a trip to London to buy his first pair of Levi's jeans. Unused to city driving, she takes a wrong turn. The repercussions of that moment's hesitation are devastating... Their story recounts the life-altering effects of that one moment. It is a story about a mother's heartbreaking love for her son and the different ways people survive damage. With sensitivity and compassion, Jules Hardy's lyrical prose explores the strengths and flaws of this unique relationship between a mother and her son, and vividly describes the altered worlds in which they must live. It is a wonderfully assure

      Altered Land
      4.0
    • Gospodin Candid

      • 303 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Mislim da je odgovoran za smrt mnogih ljudi. Ali sve što sam do sada saznao o njemu, navodi me na to da je on u biti dobra osoba. Zvuči ludo, zar ne? Kako može biti dobra osoba? Rečeno mi je da je poznato da je ubio više od devedeset ljudi. Ali misle da je i više od toga. Misle da je broj u stotinama.” Već sedamnaest godina FBI neuspješno pokušava privesti pravdi serijskog ubojicu čija djela potpuno odudaraju od svih pravila. Neki kažu da čak i ne postoji, da je jednostavno duh. Zovu ga gospodin Candid, njegove žrtve zaslužile su da ih sustigne ruka pravde, a zakon im ne može ništa. Ali odakle njemu pravo da uzima zakon u svoje ruke i to na tako grozan način? I što ga je uopće natjeralo na to da postane gospodin Candid? Rođen u bogataškoj i uglednoj obitelji na istočnoj američkoj obali, Charlie “Chum” Kane bio je čudo od djeteta. U dobi od tri godine čitao je New York Times, a s trinaest godina dokazao se kao matematički genij. Najprestižnija američka sveučilišta otimala su se za njega, a on je odabrao Harvard. Tamo je pronašao ljubav svog života i svoje mjesto u svijetu. A onda se na Dan zahvalnosti prije sedamnaest godina Charliejev svijet potpuno raspao.

      Gospodin Candid