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Blueeyedboy: the second in a trilogy of dark, chilling and witty psychological thrillers from bestselling author Joanne Harris

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Her American publishers were so disturbed by the change in style that they turned the book down. Harris is unrepentant.

You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Compare Standard and Premium Digital here. Just one dislike - the books is made up of the web posts of two people, but they write in such a similar way, it is hard to tell them apart. They use the same words even, echo the same thoughts. Perhaps it is deliberate - the book is the more menacing to be completed in the same tone - perhaps Joanne wants us to be on edge not quite knowing who is hiding behind which identity.unexpectedly sweet and powerful, a reward for the patient reader.” (New York Times) Psychological thrillers

Not exactly. Most of the time I was writing it, I wasn’t sure what (if anything) had been dun, or indeed, by whom. I see it now – like Gentlemen and Players, its close relative – as a kind of murder-mystery with no detective, no apparent crime and a couple of quite unreliable narrators – Joanne Harris with a twist. Studying this book as part of a discussion group? Get your reading group guide here! Blueeyedboy Playlists

I was being threatened with arrest in America unless I went to court. To have that kind of thing hanging over you, I don’t think you tend to write too well.” She shrugs. “It happens.” Is Emily White the Albertine featured on the blog, who not only comments on blueeyedboy's blog posts, but writes quite a few of her own? Is she the girl in the red coat that BB is in love with, but who is actually Nigel's girlfriend? What is the lie she told when she was young, and how did it influence her life and that of those around her?

This is a very clever book; arguably the cleverest of all Harris’s books and almost certainly too clever for the likes of me. Because I struggled with it, if I’m honest.

A story superbly told with a brilliant, totally unexpected, twist at the end. Made my blood run cold!' -- ***** Reader review Never has one of my books received such a “Marmite” reaction. Love it or hate it? What kind of reader are you? Colours are very important in this book. What do colours mean to you? What colour associations do you have? authors will on hearing the name Joanne Harris probably think Chocolat. … This is how I found Blue Eyed Boy and let me tell you, it was a surprise

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