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خفته در خاک
مليسا جونز (زادهی ۱۹۶۵، انگلستان) در اولين رمانش، خفته در خاك، به سراغ داستان پرتعليق و روانشناختیای رفته است كه خواننده را تا انتها به دنبال خود میكشاند: «زويی» مجری موفق و مشهور تلويزيون است و همسری دارد و پسران و نوزاد دختری. او ناگهان نوزادش را از دست میدهد و زندگی خانوادگیاش را در آستانهی فروپاشی میبيند. شواهد كمكم نشان میدهند مرگ نوزاد اتفاقی نبوده و پای قتلی در ميان است. اما چه كسی مسئول اين قتل و قتلهای بعدیای است كه اين خانوادهی صميمی را نابود میكنند؟ «داستانی اسرارآميز و جذاب از فروپاشی زندگی خانوادگی. به تعبيری، داستان پيروزی عشق... و، به معنای ديگر، قصهی شرارت و انتقام.»؛
236 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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About the author
Melissa Jones
4 books3 followersMelissa^^^^^^^^Jones
Melissa Jones was born in London in 1965. She has written three critically-acclaimed novels: Cold in Earth (1998), Sick at Heart (1999) and Emily Hudson (2010).
She has also written an architectural book called Interiors for Under 5s published by Wiley in 2005.
Melissa lives in London.
Melissa Jones was born in London in 1965. She has written three critically-acclaimed novels: Cold in Earth (1998), Sick at Heart (1999) and Emily Hudson (2010).
She has also written an architectural book called Interiors for Under 5s published by Wiley in 2005.
Melissa lives in London.
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April 9, 2013
This took quite a long time for me to 'get into'. I found the beginning quite harsh, the death of a child is always hard but this seemed to be very heavy going. I am however glad I carried on, the book is written in diary form.
The beginning is Zoe take on the story and her various coping methods which I found really odd in some instances. The latter parts of the book are her husband Michael's extracts and later her sister Laura and her brother in law Felix has his say. I found that as I got to the end of the book the whole story took a dramatic change.
I don't want to spoil it but would just say I did enjoy it after a bit of a heavy start.
The beginning is Zoe take on the story and her various coping methods which I found really odd in some instances. The latter parts of the book are her husband Michael's extracts and later her sister Laura and her brother in law Felix has his say. I found that as I got to the end of the book the whole story took a dramatic change.
I don't want to spoil it but would just say I did enjoy it after a bit of a heavy start.
October 2, 2022
Disturbing and chilling. Well written and I liked the different 3rd person narrations. I first read the book in 2007. I wrote then that it was good but disturbing - horror. Rereading I found the book slightly less disturbing until the end. It still left me feeling quite disturbed at the end. It is a book about death - and the death of a baby in particular - so is not for everyone.
June 9, 2025
Der Schreibstil war stellenweise nicht ganz so flüssig. Trotzdem fand ich es interessant zu lesen. Auch die verschiedenen Perspektiven waren sehr wichtig. Ich hätte mir noch etwas mehr Tiefe zu den jeweiligen Gefühlslagen gewünscht und das Ende hätte etwas ausführlicher sein können.
March 30, 2023
داستان پردازی خوبی داشت. خیلی تجربه ی جذاب و خواندنی بود ولی در عین حال غمگین و ناراحت کننده هم بود. بهتون توصیه اش میکنم.
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March 18, 2016
Disturbing and chilling. Well written and I liked the different 3rd person narrations. Left me feeling quite disturbed.
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