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The Killing of Butterfly Joe

The Killing of Butterfly Joe

by RhidianBrook (Author)

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    Hardcover 2018

    $4.07
Synopsis

'A wonderful entertainment' The Times
'Larger-than-life fun' Daily Mail

'I killed Joe once, in a manner of speaking. But not twice. Not in the way you mean.'

Llew Jones wanted to see the States and write about the experience. Then he met Joe Bosco, a butterfly salesman as charismatic as he is infuriating, and they were soon hurtling across 1980s America together, caught up in an adventure that got way, way out of control. Now Llew is in jail, his friend is gone, and he has to give his side of the story if he's ever going to get free . . .

Part existential road trip, part neo-gothic thriller, part morality tale, The Killing of Butterfly Joe by Rhidian Brook is a dazzling and propulsive novel full of characters you'll never forget. An epic story of friendship, desire, and participating in the Great American Dream - `the one that leads from rags to riches via pitches' - whatever the consequences.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Main Market
 Publisher: Picador
Published: 08 Mar 2018
ISBN 10: 1509816151
ISBN 13: 9781509816156
Book Overview: A dazzling and propulsive novel from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Aftermath, adapted into a film starring Alexander Skarsgard and Keira Knightley. Hurtling across 1980s America, this wildly original story is full of characters you'll never forget.

Media Reviews
A wonderful entertainment . . . a thoroughly readable and appealingly eccentric book * The Times *
An exuberant, coming-of-age romp . . . a bittersweet comedy of sentimental education . . . larger-than-life fun * Daily Mail *
A wild-eyed road trip across America, filled with colourful characters, crazy anecdotes, sparky dialogue . . . Brook's writing remains as considered and enchanting as ever. And it's funny too, which is always a wonderful thing * Big Issue *
A boldly unique book with an adventure story at its core . . . the biggest joy of this novel is in the brilliantly teased out sense of dread that starts the moment you pick up the book and read the title . . . a beautiful story, and beautifully told too . . . This novel is an adventure in every sense of the word * culturefly.com *
The Killing of Butterfly Joe is such a compelling, unusual, character-rich novel; a great pleasure to read. -- Gerard Woodward, author of I'll Go to Bed at Noon
A mixture of thriller and great family saga, told in a rich literary style. Like having all the cakes and eating them. If I condensed my thoughts into one word in would be epic . -- Joy Kluver, Literary Blogger
The Killing of Butterfly Joe is one of the most original books you will read this year. -- Jenny White * Western Mail *
Part neo-gothic thriller, part existential road trip, part mortality tale...this book is quirky, witty and impossible to put down -- Jenny White * Western Mail *
Wildly original -- Jenny White * Western Mail *
A love letter to an extraordinary character - one who will stay with you long after you finish the book. -- Jenny White * Western Mail *
A riot of erudition, both faux and real . . . a triumph -- Richard Hopton * Country & Townhouse Magazine *
With humour, tragedy and suspense, bringing, at the same time, the feelings of freedom sought by the adventurous; I cannot praise The Killing of Butterfly Joe highly enough -- Bill Spence * Gazette & Herald *
You have to get the new book by Rhidian Brook. It's bold, brilliant & beautiful. Highly recommended. * Omid Djalili *
Author Bio
Rhidian Brook is an award-winning writer of fiction. His first novel, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, won several prizes including the Somerset Maugham Award. His third, The Aftermath, was an international bestseller and has been translated into twenty-five languages; it has also been made into a major motion picture, starring Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgard. He has written for television and the screen and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's Thought For The Day. He once had a job selling butterflies in glass cases.