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Cargando... Angels and Men (1995)por Catherine Fox
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Catherine Fox addresses questions of life and death in this novel following a group of students in a theological college through a year of rivalry, rigorous study and youthful repartee, whilst loss and terror threaten happiness, and even sanity. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Does this sound oppressive? Well, it might be, except that Mara is cursed -- for someone who wants to stay angry all the time -- with a sense of humour. She can be disarmed by wit. The story as it unfolds is by turns funny and painful, but always compelling, and even when she's accused of histrionics, Mara's pain is plausible and convincing. Despite her prickliness, though, it's clear to the reader that she is capable of the active process of healing, however reluctantly she embarks on it. The other students both help and hinder, of course.
The intensity of college life is wonderfully depicted against the background of cathedral and castle -- Fox's portrait of the city reminds me a little of Elizabeth Goudge's portrayal of Ely and Wells, perhaps in the way that they both linger on rock and stone, the cathedrals rooted in the earth but soaring upwards. The river runs a constant course through the novel too, while behind the massive city sprawl the industrial wastelands of Johnny's birthplace.
I ache for a sequel to Angels and Men. Fox has written two other books which I'll be reading just as soon as I get my paws on them. Meantime, I shall be busily imagining futures for all the characters... ( )