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Ordinary Thunderstorms

by William Boyd
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Catastrophe strikes, identity lost, survival in London's depths.

"Ordinary Thunderstorms" could be your companion on a quiet evening for some reflection on resilience and identity. Imagine suddenly losing your entire world, that's Adam Kindred's reality. Boyd weaves a gripping narrative that not only delves into a life turned upside down but also paints a vivid cross-section of London life, from its glitzy surface to its grimy depths. It's more than a chase; it's an exploration of what makes—or breaks—a life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Ordinary Thunderstorms

by William Boyd
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ISBN: 9781408806067
Authors: William Boyd
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Date of Publication: 2010-06-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Suspense, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 8625 readers)

Description

What is the devastating effect on your life when, through no fault of your own, you lose everything - home, family, friends, job, reputation, passport, money, credit cards, mobile phone - and you can never get them back? This is what happens to a young man called Adam Kindred, one May evening in Chelsea, London, when a freakish series of malign accidents and a split-second decision turns his life upside down for ever.The police are searching for him. There is a reward for his capture. A hired killer is stalking him. He is alone and anonymous in the huge, pitiless modern city. Adam has nowhere to go but down - underground. He decides to join that vast army of the disappeared and the missing that throng the lowest level of London's population as he tries to figure out what to do with his life and struggles to understand the forces that have made it unravel so spectacularly. His quest will take him all along the River Thames, from affluent Chelsea to the sink estates of the East End, and on the way he encounters all manner of London's denizens - aristocrats, prostitutes, priests and policewomen amongst them - and version after new version of himself.William Boyd's electric follow-up to Costa Novel of the Year Restless is a heart-in-mouth conspiracy novel about the fragility of social identity, the scandal of big business, and the secrets that lie hidden in the filthy underbelly of every city.
 

Catastrophe strikes, identity lost, survival in London's depths.

"Ordinary Thunderstorms" could be your companion on a quiet evening for some reflection on resilience and identity. Imagine suddenly losing your entire world, that's Adam Kindred's reality. Boyd weaves a gripping narrative that not only delves into a life turned upside down but also paints a vivid cross-section of London life, from its glitzy surface to its grimy depths. It's more than a chase; it's an exploration of what makes—or breaks—a life.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.