Liz jensenthe rapturebookbits author interview british author liz jensen calls her latest book the rapture a psychological ecothriller. Liz jensen is a britshborn denmarkbased writer whose work has been nominated for several literary awards in the united kingdom. The rapture by liz jensen 2009, hardcover for sale online. Shes my type of author, and i doubt there would be anything that she wrote that i wouldnt find enjoyable on some level.
The rapture liz jensen an electrifying story of science, faith, love, and selfdestruction in a world on the brink. Online library the rapture liz jensen the rapture liz jensen liz jensen the rapture bookbits author interview british author liz jensen calls her latest book the rapture a psychological ecothriller. She then worked as a sculptor in france, where she wrote her first novel, egg dancing 1995, returning to london to write ark baby 1998, the paper eater. Buy the rapture by jensen, liz from amazons fiction books store. An exploration of ecofiction posted on september 16, 20 by mary woodbury september 16, 20 it is a june unlike any other before, with temperatures soaring to asphyxiating heights. This is the third book ive read by liz jensen and i can definitely say that i thoroughly admire and enjoy liz jensens intelligence and literary talent. I rarely allow myself the luxury of saying that, knowing how cliched it can sound. All across the world, freak weather patternsand the lifeshattering catastrophes they entailhave become the norm. Our narrator, gabrielle fox, has moved to a town on the kent coast, where the. That said, after turning the final page of the rapture by liz jensen, i felt like i had just run a marathon. Liz jensen was born in oxfordshire, the daughter of a danish father and an anglomoroccan mother. She studied english at somerville college, oxford and worked first as a journalist in hongkong and taiwan. Like quicksilver, i too thought the rapture could so nearly have been great, but for a few oddities in the plot which were too contrived to work. Our narrator, gabrielle fox, has moved to a town on the kent coast, where the sea sends cooling breezes down the sweating streets.
Jensen does infuse the end of the rapture with a shred of bittersweet hope for the future, uncertain and difficult as it may be for her characters, and the world. In a merciless summer of biblical heat and destructive winds, gabrielle foxs main concern is to rebuild her career as a psychologist after a shattering car accident. But liz jensen s compelling ecothriller the rapture makes a good fist of conjuring that doomsday scenario. Nov 25, 2009 i have always wondered what the millenarian christian reality of the rapture might look like. So, you can gate the rapture liz jensen easily from some device to maximize the technology usage. The rapture npr coverage of the rapture by liz jensen. The shimmering tarmac of the deserted basketball court, a line of industrialsized garbage cans, and beyond the electrified perimeter fence a vista that twangs a country and western chord of selfpity in me. Jan 04, 2010 liz jensen is the author of egg dancing longlisted for the orange prize, ark baby shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and longlisted for the orange prize, the paper eater, war crimes for the home longlisted for the orange prize, the ninth life of louis drax and my dirty little book of stolen time. In this case, author liz jensen has made a true believer out of me.
A firstclass apocalyptic thriller of futuristic science, geophysics, and religion. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Our narrator, gabrielle fox, has moved to a town on the kent coast. The rapture managed to get right under my skinif there was ever a book that. Aug 11, 2009 liz jensens exciting thriller often feels as frightening and prophetic as the sixteenyearold girl at its center. There are scenes that call out for computergenerated imagery and a formulaic romantic twist that a writer of. Jensen could have made the whole book far more credible just by changing those clunky conversations. She is also a t9 paraplegic in her own words, nothing works below the waist after a car accident two years earlier. Liz jensenthe rapturebookbits author interview youtube. Liz jensen s rapture is a fine example of one such. Shes my type of author, and i doubt there would be anything that she wrote that i wouldnt find enjoyable on some level or other just because she is so technically brilliant. Aug 11, 2009 the rapture ebook written by liz jensen.
Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Liz jensen is the author of eight novels including the ecothrillers the rapture and the uninvited, and the hollywoodadapted the ninth life of louis drax her work has been shortlisted for the guardian fiction award, nominated three times for the womens fiction prize, adapted for theatre and radio, and translated into twenty languages. This is a chilling and thrilling end of the world tale and a vivid picture of a planet in turmoil. The rapture is one of the best novels i have come across in years. The rapture by liz jensen used very good 9781408801109. This is a delight to read despite the book s disturbing theme because of liz jensen s exceptional skills as a writer. Her work has been shortlisted for the guardian fiction award, nominated three times for the womens fiction prize, adapted for theatre and radio, and translated into twenty languages.
I found the relationship between bethany and gabrielle especially fascinating and it is this relationship which really brings the tale to life and keeps. However, with an english dictionary, and to a slightly lesser extent an englishitalian one, i managed to get through it. The book is full of emotion, tension, suspense and wellresearched information all of the ingredients of a great novel. The rapture introduces gabrielle fox, a beautiful but deeply damaged clinical psychologist. Liz jensens engaging tale of ecodisaster has all the right. Her writing is breathtaking, lush, gripping and beautiful, and her story is haunting and disturbing, one that i will never forget. I have always wondered what the millenarian christian reality of the rapture might look like.
Jan 01, 2009 i found the first half of the book very interesting, jensen weaves a beautiful web of words and isnt afraid to use some rather grim and blunt language. Ive already added another of her books to my queue. Apocalyptic environmental disaster is hard to convey convincingly in fiction. Is a dangerous psychopath teenage killer predicting increasingly devastating.
Liz jensen is the author of egg dancing, ark baby, shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and a new york times notable book, the paper eater, war crimes for the home, the ninth life of louis drax, in development to be a feature film, and my dirty little book of stolen time. My dirty little book of stolen tim, e and the ninth life of louis drax, in development as a major motion picture. Set in the near future, the novel occupies territory which jensen has broached before. I read a lot of books, yet it is rare that i read a book that i simply cannot put down and want to shout about from the rooftops. But liz jensens compelling ecothriller the rapture makes a good fist of conjuring that doomsday scenario.
Liz jensen is the author of eight novels including the ecothrillers the rapture and the uninvited, and the hollywoodadapted the ninth life of louis drax. Characterisation is spot on and i love the whimsical nature of many of the main characters perspectives on life and death, love and loss, jealousy and paranoia. In the rapture she has created worlds torn apart and takes us closetoo closeto faith caught in the storm. Jun 04, 2012 the rapture, by liz jensen gabrielle fox is an art therapist who works with disturbed teenagers. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. An electrifying story of science, faith, love, and selfdestruction in a world on the brink. She then worked as a tv and radio producer for the bbc in the uk. Liz jensens exciting thriller often feels as frightening and prophetic as the sixteenyearold girl at its center. But when she is assigned bethany krall, one of the most dangerous teenagers in the country, she begins to fear she has made a terrible mistake. The rapture is a terrific novel, expertly written, thoughtprovoking, and deeply unsettling. Liz jensen writes with crackling insight into the workings of the mind caught up in cataclysms within and without. That the major twist at the end of the rapture has more to do with gabrielle and frazer personally than with the doom of the modern world is fitting, since throughout the novel jensen somehow manages to draw her readers into the idea that love and romance can exist in. Kevin guilfoile, author of cast of shadows superb writing, riveting.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the rapture. She first worked as a radio journalist in taiwan, and then for the bbc as a tv and radio producer. Liz jensen, the rapture meanwhile in iran and israel the violence is an open wound on tv, so predictable and its bloodiness of the mutilated children and howling women become a spectacle you shatter it briefly before zapping over to some japanese game show. The rapture by liz jensen overdrive rakuten overdrive. The rapture by liz jensenliz jensen s engaging tale of ecodisaster has all the right ingredients, says irvine welsh. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Liz jensen is the bestselling author of eight acclaimed novels, including the guardianshortlisted ark baby, war crimes for the home, the ninth life of louis drax, the rapture, shortlisted for the brit writers awards. I tend to be a bit cavalier on such issues, but was. L iz jensens muchpraised seventh novel, a globalwarming thriller set in the near future, has the feel of a lushly filled out film script. Liz jensen does an excellent job here, while mapping out a generally convincing and scary environmental disaster in the nottoodistant future. Kevin guilfoile, author of cast of shadows superb writing, riveting characters jensen takes you on a fast ride toward a dark future, with frightening twists and breathless turns.
The rapture is a long, elaborate journey of the imagination but it takes too many unnecessary diversions to be a fully satisfying one. This is the third book ive read by liz jensen and i can definitely say that i thoroughly admire and enjoy liz jensen s intelligence and literary talent. As the book opens, she is beginning a temporary appointment in a small town outside london, having just spent two years rehabbing after an accident that left her both emotionally and physically she is in a wheelchair damaged. The events of liz jensens seventh novel take place one hot summer. My dirty little book of stolen tim,e and the ninth life of louis drax, in development. A haunting story of human passion and burning faith set against an adventure of tectonic proportions, the rapture. An electrifying story of science, faith, love, and selfdestruction in. Liz jensen is the author of egg dancing, ark baby, shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and a new york times notable book, the paper eater, war crimes for the home, the ninth life of louis drax, in development to. But when she is assigned a patient who is the most dangerous teenager in the country, s. Author liz jensen is new to me, but she is a bestselling novelist whose work has been translated into over 20 languages. Both are set in a time that is recognizable as our own, and they both communicate, with remarkable vividness, the uncanniness and improbability, the magnitude and interconnectedness of the transformations that. Nov 19, 2009 british author liz jensen calls her latest book the rapture a psychological ecothriller. The story, reminiscent of children of men, is set slightly into the future. Rapture by liz jensen in a merciless summer of biblical heat and destructive winds, gabrielle foxs main concern is a personal one.
Liz jensen is the author of egg dancing longlisted for the orange prize, ark baby shortlisted for the guardian fiction prize and longlisted for the orange prize, the paper eater, war crimes for the home longlisted for the orange prize, the ninth life of louis drax and my dirty little book of stolen time. Nick rennison, sunday times i suspect she had one eye on the multiplexes with the rapture. Liz jensen is particularly good at depicting damaged characters. With her new novel, the rapture, liz jensen has given it a very vivid go in the thriller genre. Liz jensen is the author of several novels, including egg dancing. The rapture by liz jensen, hardcover, 304 pages, doubleday, list price. However, with an english dictionary, and to a slightly lesser extent an. This is a delight to read despite the books disturbing theme because of liz jensens exceptional skills as a writer. However about two hundred pages in, i was pretty aware of the ending and, to be honest, if the rapture had not been a book club read, i would not have finished it. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. The rapture is an intelligent thriller with fascinating characters.
Browse liz jensens bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. If i have been at pains to speak of resistances rather than insuperable obstacles, it is because these challenges can be, and have been, overcome in many novels. The story centers around a therapist, gabrielle, assigned to treat a young murderess, bethany, and things begin to get interesting after the patient begins to have alarmingly detailed visions of natural disastersall of which come true. In a merciless summer of biblical heat and destructive winds, gabrielle foxs main concern is a personal one.
Though i found the book hard to put down, i also found aspects of it irritating. It is definately one of my memorable reads for the year. The events of liz jensen s seventh novel take place one hot summer. Published on nov 19, 2009 british author liz jensen calls her latest book the rapture a psychological ecothriller. Liz jensen was born in oxfordshire, to an anglomoroccan librarian mother and a danish violinmaker father. The rapture by liz jensen i wish i could remember who recommended this one, i owe them a massive thank you.
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