The novel that inspired the 2016 major motion picture "Nocturnal Animals", starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Amy Adams, is a dazzling, eerie, riveting thriller of fear and regret, blood and revenge. Many years after their divorce, Susan Morrow receives a strange gift from her ex-husband. A manuscript that tells the story of a terrible crime: an ambush on the highway, a secluded cabin in the woods; a thrilling chiller of death and corruption. How could such a harrowing story be told by the man she once loved? And why, after so long, has he sent her such a disturbing and personal message...?
Austin Wright Books
September 6, 1922 – April 23, 2003
Austin McGiffert Wright was a novelist and literary critic whose works often delved into the complexities of the human psyche and interpersonal relationships. His writing is characterized by its keen insight into character motivations and its nuanced exploration of themes such as loneliness, love, and the search for meaning. Wright's prose, often described as both introspective and accessible, draws readers into profound reflections on the human condition. His literary criticism also reveals a deep understanding of texts and their interpretation.
Tony und Susan
- 426 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Als die Lehrerin Susan Morrow das Manuskript ihres Ex-Ehemannes zur Durchsicht erhält, ahnt sie noch nicht, welchen Einfluss der Roman auf ihr Leben haben wird.
Napínavý psychothriller. Dvacet pět let po rozvodu posílá Edward své bývalé ženě Susan rukopis právě dokončeného románu. Četba v ní nepozorovaně způsobuje záhadné a úzkost vyvolávající změny a na konci se ukazuje jako důvtipně zosnovaná Edwardova pomsta…