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Barcode: 67009649	Zweigstelle: Stadtbibliothek	Standorte: SL Englisch McE	Lagepläne: Lageplan	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

This is a character piece written as only Ian McEwan can. This is the story of Joe and Clarissa who are very much in love until a psychopathic obsessed man, Jed Parry, starts stalking Joe. Joe tells the story, so the reader knows everything Jed Parry is doing to Joe--following him, recording endless messages on his answering machine, writing long love-besotted letters. Or, at least, we think we do.... But Clarissa does not believe the stories Joe tells her. In fact, from her point of view, her husband has become suspicious, unreliable, a bit crazy and difficult. And, at some point, as the reader, I began to think that perhaps his wife was right. Perhaps Joe is delusional and conjured the whole thing up. At any rate, Joe's inability to convince Clarissa that he's not delusional, and Clarissa's disgust by Joe's slow unraveling in the face of Parry's relentless stalking, have a devastating effect on their relationship. It all comes to a climax which I will not divulge because I don't want to ruin the story for others who might want to read it. I loved this book. It is a bit slow at first. But, once I got into it, I felt as if I was inside Joe's head, understanding every paranoid thought, every loving and shattering moment.