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Book TitleLadder to the Sky : a Novel
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Literary
Publication Year2018
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Boyne
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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ReviewsPraise for A Ladder to the Sky: An ABA IndieNext Pick "Boyne''s fast-paced, white-knuckle plot, accompanied by delightfully sardonic commentary on the ego, insecurities, and pitfalls of those involved in the literary world, makes for a truly engrossing experience." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne''s singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) "Well-crafted...The novel unfolds in an extremely layered manner, but what Swift''s story slowly reveals says much about publishing, pride, deceit, and plagiarism--and worse, much worse." - Booklist "A first-class page-turner." - The Guardian "A master storyteller... a chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition." - The Daily Express "Maurice Swift, the novelist protagonist of John Boyne''s A Ladder to the Sky , is a bookish version of Patricia Highsmith''s psychopathic antihero Tom Ripley." - The Times (London) "Skillfully constructed, and above all, compulsively entertaining...The finest novel of the year." - The Irish Examiner "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying, powerful and intensely unsettling. In Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." - The Observer "A dark morality tale in the mold of Patricia Highsmith . . . consistently intriguing." - Daily Mail "As a study in the self-rationalizing ''ethics'' of a psychopath, this book is fascinating. As a story, it is horrifically plausible." - The Sunday Independent "A riot of a read... An author at the top of his game who knows exactly what he wants to say." - The Sunday Times "Irresistibly readable and darkly funny." - The Irish Independent Selected Praise for The Heart''s Invisible Furies by John Boyne: "By turns whimsical and heartbreaking, Boyne''s sprawling novel treads Dickensian territory across seven decades of Irish history, ending with a redemption for both a country and a native son." - People "A big, sweeping novel...Cyril''s intelligent, witty voice takes us all the way through to the end of his life. The Heart''s Invisible Furies is a brilliant, moving history of an Irishman, and of modern Ireland itself." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A picaresque, lolloping odyssey for the individual characters and for the nation that confines them...The book blazes with anger as it commemorates lives wrecked by social contempt and selfloathing.... a substantial achievement." - The Guardian "An epic full of verve, humour and heart... sure to be read by the bucketload... deeply cinematic [and] extremely funny." - The Irish Times "This is nothing less than the story of Ireland over the past 70 years, expressed in the life of one man...highly entertaining and often very funny...Big and clever." - The Times Sunday Review "Bleak, bittersweet, and Irish to the bone... explore[s] the relationship between Catholicism and patriarchy in midcentury Ireland and beyond." - O, The Oprah Magazine "The most inviting and completely spellbinding book this author has ever written...an outstandingly memorable achievement." - Christian Science Monitor "More than a coming-of-age story, The Heart''s Invisible Furies is one man''s journey from persecution to toleration." - BookPage, Selected Praise for The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne: "By turns whimsical and heartbreaking, Boyne's sprawling novel treads Dickensian territory across seven decades of Irish history, ending with a redemption for both a country and a native son." - People "A big, sweeping novel...Cyril's intelligent, witty voice takes us all the way through to the end of his life. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a brilliant, moving history of an Irishman, and of modern Ireland itself." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A picaresque, lolloping odyssey for the individual characters and for the nation that confines them...The book blazes with anger as it commemorates lives wrecked by social contempt and selfloathing.... a substantial achievement." - The Guardian "An epic full of verve, humour and heart... sure to be read by the bucketload... deeply cinematic [and] extremely funny." - The Irish Times "This is nothing less than the story of Ireland over the past 70 years, expressed in the life of one man...highly entertaining and often very funny...Big and clever." - The Times Sunday Review "Bleak, bittersweet, and Irish to the bone... explore[s] the relationship between Catholicism and patriarchy in midcentury Ireland and beyond." - O, The Oprah Magazine "The most inviting and completely spellbinding book this author has ever written...an outstandingly memorable achievement." - Christian Science Monitor "More than a coming-of-age story, The Heart's Invisible Furies is one man's journey from persecution to toleration." - BookPage, Praise for A Ladder to the Sky : An ABA IndieNext Pick "A Ladder to the Sky is clever, chilling and beautifully paced; a study of inner corrosion that Patricia Highsmith herself could not have done better... wickedly astute." - The Times (London) "Maurice Swift is a literary Tom Ripley . . . a first-class page turner." - The Guardian "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying . . . powerful and intensely unsettling . . . in Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." - The Observer "Deliciously venomous... A Ladder to the Sky is an entertaining, if deeply cynical portrait of the literary world." - Bookpage "Boyne's fast-paced, white-knuckle plot, accompanied by delightfully sardonic commentary on the ego, insecurities, and pitfalls of those involved in the literary world, makes for a truly engrossing experience." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne's singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) "Well-crafted...The novel unfolds in an extremely layered manner, but what Swift's story slowly reveals says much about publishing, pride, deceit, and plagiarism--and worse, much worse." - Booklist "Maurice Swift, as cold and manipulative a character as you're likely to meet this year . . . the story takes an ever darkening series of twists and turns . . . John Boyne is a master storyteller . . . this chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition." - Express "Skillfully constructed, and above all, compulsively entertaining...The finest novel of the year." - The Irish Examiner "A dark morality tale in the mold of Patricia Highsmith . . . consistently intriguing." - Daily Mail "As a study in the self-rationalizing 'ethics' of a psychopath, this book is fascinating. As a story, it is horrifically plausible." - The Sunday Independent "A riot of a read... An author at the top of his game who knows exactly what he wants to say." - The Sunday Times "Irresistibly readable and darkly funny." - The Irish Independent "A highly enjoyable romp that lifts the lid on authorial vanity and jealousy and an intelligent take on cultural appropriation." - Monocle "Boyne has had fun creating a charismatic psychopath . . . it's engrossing stuff." - Saga "Boyne delivers a perfect balance of pace and detail to keep you gripped throughout." - i Newspaper, Praise for A Ladder to the Sky: "Boyne''s fast-paced, white-knuckle plot, accompanied by delightfully sardonic commentary on the ego, insecurities, and pitfalls of those involved in the literary world, makes for a truly engrossing experience." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne''s singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) "Maurice Swift, the novelist protagonist of John Boyne''s A Ladder to the Sky , is a bookish version of Patricia Highsmith''s psychopathic antihero Tom Ripley." - The Times (London) "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying, powerful and intensely unsettling. In Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." - The Observer "A dark morality tale in the mold of Patricia Highsmith . . . consistently intriguing." - Daily Mail "As a study in the self-rationalizing ''ethics'' of a psychopath, this book is fascinating. As a story, it is horrifically plausible." - The Sunday Independent "A riot of a read... An author at the top of his game who knows exactly what he wants to say." - The Sunday Times "Irresistibly readable and darkly funny." - The Irish Independent Selected Praise for The Heart''s Invisible Furies by John Boyne: "By turns whimsical and heartbreaking, Boyne''s sprawling novel treads Dickensian territory across seven decades of Irish history, ending with a redemption for both a country and a native son." - People "A big, sweeping novel...Cyril''s intelligent, witty voice takes us all the way through to the end of his life. The Heart''s Invisible Furies is a brilliant, moving history of an Irishman, and of modern Ireland itself." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A picaresque, lolloping odyssey for the individual characters and for the nation that confines them...The book blazes with anger as it commemorates lives wrecked by social contempt and selfloathing.... a substantial achievement." - The Guardian "An epic full of verve, humour and heart... sure to be read by the bucketload... deeply cinematic [and] extremely funny." - The Irish Times "This is nothing less than the story of Ireland over the past 70 years, expressed in the life of one man...highly entertaining and often very funny...Big and clever." - The Times Sunday Review "Bleak, bittersweet, and Irish to the bone... explore[s] the relationship between Catholicism and patriarchy in midcentury Ireland and beyond." - O, The Oprah Magazine "The most inviting and completely spellbinding book this author has ever written...an outstandingly memorable achievement." - Christian Science Monitor "More than a coming-of-age story, The Heart''s Invisible Furies is one man''s journey from persecution to toleration." - BookPage, Praise for A Ladder to the Sky: "Boyne''s fast-paced, white-knuckle plot, accompanied by delightfully sardonic commentary on the ego, insecurities, and pitfalls of those involved in the literary world, makes for a truly engrossing experience." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne''s singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) "Well-crafted...The novel unfolds in an extremely layered manner, but what Swift''s story slowly reveals says much about publishing, pride, deceit, and plagiarism--and worse, much worse." - Booklist "A first-class page-turner." - The Guardian "A master storyteller... a chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition." - The Daily Express "Maurice Swift, the novelist protagonist of John Boyne''s A Ladder to the Sky , is a bookish version of Patricia Highsmith''s psychopathic antihero Tom Ripley." - The Times (London) "Skillfully constructed, and above all, compulsively entertaining...The finest novel of the year." - The Irish Examiner "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying, powerful and intensely unsettling. In Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." - The Observer "A dark morality tale in the mold of Patricia Highsmith . . . consistently intriguing." - Daily Mail "As a study in the self-rationalizing ''ethics'' of a psychopath, this book is fascinating. As a story, it is horrifically plausible." - The Sunday Independent "A riot of a read... An author at the top of his game who knows exactly what he wants to say." - The Sunday Times "Irresistibly readable and darkly funny." - The Irish Independent Selected Praise for The Heart''s Invisible Furies by John Boyne: "By turns whimsical and heartbreaking, Boyne''s sprawling novel treads Dickensian territory across seven decades of Irish history, ending with a redemption for both a country and a native son." - People "A big, sweeping novel...Cyril''s intelligent, witty voice takes us all the way through to the end of his life. The Heart''s Invisible Furies is a brilliant, moving history of an Irishman, and of modern Ireland itself." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A picaresque, lolloping odyssey for the individual characters and for the nation that confines them...The book blazes with anger as it commemorates lives wrecked by social contempt and selfloathing.... a substantial achievement." - The Guardian "An epic full of verve, humour and heart... sure to be read by the bucketload... deeply cinematic [and] extremely funny." - The Irish Times "This is nothing less than the story of Ireland over the past 70 years, expressed in the life of one man...highly entertaining and often very funny...Big and clever." - The Times Sunday Review "Bleak, bittersweet, and Irish to the bone... explore[s] the relationship between Catholicism and patriarchy in midcentury Ireland and beyond." - O, The Oprah Magazine "The most inviting and completely spellbinding book this author has ever written...an outstandingly memorable achievement." - Christian Science Monitor "More than a coming-of-age story, The Heart''s Invisible Furies is one man''s journey from persecution to toleration." - BookPage, Praise for A Ladder to the Sky : An ABA IndieNext Pick "A Ladder to the Sky is clever, chilling and beautifully paced; a study of inner corrosion that Patricia Highsmith herself could not have done better... wickedly astute." - The Times (London) "Maurice Swift is a literary Tom Ripley . . . a first-class page turner." - The Guardian "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying . . . powerful and intensely unsettling . . . in Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." - The Observer "Boyne's fast-paced, white-knuckle plot, accompanied by delightfully sardonic commentary on the ego, insecurities, and pitfalls of those involved in the literary world, makes for a truly engrossing experience." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne's singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) "Well-crafted...The novel unfolds in an extremely layered manner, but what Swift's story slowly reveals says much about publishing, pride, deceit, and plagiarism--and worse, much worse." - Booklist "Maurice Swift, as cold and manipulative a character as you're likely to meet this year . . . the story takes an ever darkening series of twists and turns . . . John Boyne is a master storyteller . . . this chilling and darkly comic tale of unrelenting ambition." - Express "Skillfully constructed, and above all, compulsively entertaining...The finest novel of the year." - The Irish Examiner "A dark morality tale in the mold of Patricia Highsmith . . . consistently intriguing." - Daily Mail "As a study in the self-rationalizing 'ethics' of a psychopath, this book is fascinating. As a story, it is horrifically plausible." - The Sunday Independent "A riot of a read... An author at the top of his game who knows exactly what he wants to say." - The Sunday Times "Irresistibly readable and darkly funny." - The Irish Independent "A highly enjoyable romp that lifts the lid on authorial vanity and jealousy and an intelligent take on cultural appropriation." - Monocle "Boyne has had fun creating a charismatic psychopath . . . it's engrossing stuff." - Saga "Boyne delivers a perfect balance of pace and detail to keep you gripped throughout." - i Newspaper, Praise for A Ladder to the Sky: "Boyne expertly explores notions of originality and authorship through multiple first-person accounts of the despicable Swift. As a result, his latest novel is absorbing, horrifying, and recommended." - Library Journal (starred review) "An all-consuming ambition to be a successful writer drives a young man down unusual paths to literary acclaim in this compelling character study.... Boyne's singular villain and well-sustained tension merit a good audience." - Kirkus (starred review) Selected Praise for The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne: "By turns whimsical and heartbreaking, Boyne's sprawling novel treads Dickensian territory across seven decades of Irish history, ending with a redemption for both a country and a native son." - People "A big, sweeping novel...Cyril's intelligent, witty voice takes us all the way through to the end of his life. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a brilliant, moving history of an Irishman, and of modern Ireland itself." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A picaresque, lolloping odyssey for the individual characters and for the nation that confines them...The book blazes with anger as it commemorates lives wrecked by social contempt and selfloathing.... a substantial achievement." - The Guardian "An epic full of verve, humour and heart... sure to be read by the bucketload... deeply cinematic [and] extremely funny." - The Irish Times "This is nothing less than the story of Ireland over the past 70 years, expressed in the life of one man...highly entertaining and often very funny...Big and clever." - The Times Sunday Review "Bleak, bittersweet, and Irish to the bone... explore[s] the relationship between Catholicism and patriarchy in midcentury Ireland and beyond." - O, The Oprah Magazine "The most inviting and completely spellbinding book this author has ever written...an outstandingly memorable achievement." - Christian Science Monitor "More than a coming-of-age story, The Heart's Invisible Furies is one man's journey from persecution to toleration." - BookPage, "Maurice has the heart of a sniper . . . marvelously engaging, barbed and witty." -- The New York Times Book Review "A darkly funny novel that races like a beating heart." -- People "Maurice Swift may not be much of a novelist, but he inhabits a literary tradition going to back to Patricia Highsmith. Boyne's protagonist is Tom Ripley as literary climber. . . . Boyne's novel is about high literature but has lower, juicier ambitions, at which it wildly succeeds." -- Vulture "For Patricia Highsmith fans, thriller aficionados, writers, publishers, literary wannabees, scoundrel sympathizers, John Boyne offers the perfect entertainment for dark winter days." -- Boston Globe "A taut and gripping novel . . . as craftily written as Swift himself." -- Esquire "It's dark, it's funny, it's the most unusual read I had this year....You will read it like that. Highly recommend it." --Harlan Coben, NBC Today Show holiday gift picks "A Talented Mr. Ripley -esque novel of greed and deceit." -- New York Post "John Boyne's new novel charts the rise and fall of an antihero cut from the same cloth as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley.... Darkly comic and deliciously vicious, this mesmerizing portrait of a ruthless psychopath explores artistic endeavor, creative ambition and 'whether our stories belong to us at all.'" - Minneapolis Star Tribune "A Ladder to the Sky is clever, chilling and beautifully paced; a study of inner corrosion that Patricia Highsmith herself could not have done better... wickedly astute." -- The Times (London) "Maurice Swift is a literary Tom Ripley . . . a first-class page turner." -- The Guardian "A deliciously dark tale of ambition, seduction and literary theft . . . compelling and terrifying . . . powerful and intensely unsettling . . . in Maurice Swift, Boyne has given us an unforgettable protagonist, dangerous and irresistible in equal measure. The result is an ingeniously conceived novel that confirms Boyne as one of the most assured writers of his generation." -- The Observer "Are novelists, by definition, monsters? John Boyne raises this provocative possibility in "A Ladder to the Sky... A deft plotter, Boyne has fun with the idea that vampiring is simply part of what novelists do, and he implicates readers in their acts of thievery-as-creation by making us like despicable Maurice, almost against our will." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
Synopsis"A satire of writerly ambition wrapped in a psychological thriller . . . An homage to Patricia Highsmith, Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe, but its execution is entirely Boyne's own."--Ron Charles, The Washington Post NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE Maurice Swift is handsome, charming, and hungry for fame. The one thing he doesn't have is talent--but he's not about to let a detail like that stand in his way. After all, a would-be writer can find stories anywhere. They don't need to be his own. Working as a waiter in a West Berlin hotel in 1988, Maurice engineers the perfect opportunity: a chance encounter with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann. He quickly ingratiates himself with the powerful - but desperately lonely - older man, teasing out of Erich a terrible, long-held secret about his activities during the war. Perfect material for Maurice's first novel. Once Maurice has had a taste of literary fame, he knows he can stop at nothing in pursuit of that high. Moving from the Amalfi Coast, where he matches wits with Gore Vidal, to Manhattan and London, Maurice hones his talent for deceit and manipulation, preying on the talented and vulnerable in his cold-blooded climb to the top. But the higher he climbs, the further he has to fall. . . . Sweeping across the late twentieth century, A Ladder to the Sky is a fascinating portrait of a relentlessly immoral man, a tour de force of storytelling, and the next great novel from an acclaimed literary virtuoso. Praise for A Ladder to the Sky "Boyne's mastery of perspective, last seen in The Heart's Invisible Furies , works beautifully here. . . . Boyne understands that it's far more interesting and satisfying for a reader to see that narcissist in action than to be told a catchall phrase. Each step Maurice Swift takes skyward reveals a new layer of calumny he's willing to engage in, and the desperation behind it . . . so dark it seems almost impossible to enjoy reading A Ladder to the Sky as much as you definitely will enjoy reading it." --NPR "Delicious . . . spins out over several decades with thrilling unpredictability, following Maurice as he masters the art of co-opting the stories of others in increasingly dubious ways. And while the book reads as a thriller with a body count that would make Highsmith proud, it is also an exploration of morality and art: Where is the line between inspiration and thievery? To whom does a story belong?" -- Vanity Fair
LC Classification NumberPR6102.O96L33 2018c
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