Though not wholly original - these days, what is ? - this scam hasn't been pulled off with such off-hand finesse and manic verve since the Pythons shut up shop. "What Fforde is pulling, of course, is a variation on a classic Monty Python gambit: the incongruous juxtaposition of low comedy and high erudition.Die Figuren bleiben eindimensional wie in einem Comic - und sollen wohl auch so sein." - Marion Löhndorf, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (.) Dafür bleiben dem Leser jedoch komplizierte psychologische Analysen vollkommen erspart.
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And she'll send all her notes to her best friend, Tracy, in. Living in a house with seven boys will give Megan, who has never even been kissed, the perfect opportunity to learn everything there is to know about boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them. When she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend - the McGowan boys. Before Part One concludes, an adolescent is installed as Mother Superior, the acting troupe's seductive star begins masquerading as her confessor, and Sister Auguste (a.k.a. And with that brief visit from the performers, it will be a year of upheaval for the nuns of Sainte Marie-de-la-mer as well. It is the year 1610, an era of violent upheaval following the murder of King Henri IV. The opening scene alone signals the novel's ironic and intriguing undertones as a troupe of vagabond actors dazzles the residents of a remote French abbey, tucked away on an island off the coast of Brittany. With Holy Fools, she once again transports us to a time and venue steeped in fervor. Joanne Harris is known for crafting enticing storylines set in deliciously imaginative locales. About the Book Articles and Reviews Reading Guide Back to Books Menu |