Jessica Mann (1937–2018)
Forfatter af Out of Harm's Way: The Wartime Evacuation of Children from Britain
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Jessica Mann was born in London, England on September 13, 1937. With a Nazi invasion a real possibility in 1940, she and her brother became part of the evacuation of children to North America. She lived in Canada for three years. At the age of 17, she joined an archaeological dig in Cornwall and vis mere meet her future husband Charles Thomas for the first time. She received a degree in archaeology and Anglo-Saxon from Newnham College, Cambridge and an LLB degree from Leicester University. She was an author and a broadcaster. She wrote 22 crime novels including A Charitable End and The Stroke of Death. She also wrote nonfiction books including Deadlier Than the Male, Out of Harm's Way, Godrevy Light written with her husband, and The Fifties Mystique. She appeared on Radio 4's Round Britain Quiz and Any Questions? and on television on Question Time. She died on July 10, 2018 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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- Juridisk navn
- Mann, Jessica Dorothea Esther (1937-1959)
Thomas, Jessica Dorothea Esther (1959-2018) - Fødselsdato
- 1937-09-13
- Dødsdag
- 2018-07-11
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- London, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Lambessow, Truro, Cornwall
- Uddannelse
- St. Paul's Girls' School
Cambridge University (Newnham College)
University of Leicester - Erhverv
- novelist
journalist
broadcaster
planning inspector - Relationer
- Thomas, Charles (husband)
Mann, F. A. (3) (father)
Beauman, Nicola (sister)
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It seems that this novel is being sold in the 'crime' category, but really this element is secondary - or even tertiary. It is a complex narrative taking as its themes recovered memory, the mother-daughter relationship, witchcraft and child-abuse, Germans and Germany since the war, etc., etc.
Big ideas, then, and Mann creates a world teeming with vivid and credible characters with which to explore it. One cavil might be that it's sometimes difficult to remember who's who, or the relationship between whoever happens to be on the page at any given moment - but it's definitely a good read.
However, do be warned: this is a disturbing read, and sometimes a challenging one.
I might read Jessica Mann again, but probably not very soon.… (mere)