Corazon
Joolz Denby(Author)
HarperCollins (Publisher)
Published on 10. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-00-226104-3 (ISBN)
Description
When her marriage falls apart, Alma turns to the two people she can always depend on: the Ems. To the outside world she's strong and single-minded, but Millie and Maz know better - get past the piercings and the attitude and the real Alma's lonely, desperate for love and nursing old wounds. This time though, Al needs more than her friends can offer and she has to run from the painful memories Bradford holds. At her parents' villa in Spain a chance encounter with members of the mysterious CDS Foundation changes Al's life forever. Condemned by the locals as a cult, the Foundation seems to offer her a spiritual haven at first: the students are bright, open and accepting, the atmosphere a million miles from the heartache and betrayal of her old life. But under the surface lurks a sinister reality. What do the Foundation leaders expect from their students? What really goes on at their Gatherings? And what price will Al have to pay for witnessing the horrific truth?
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Joolz Denby: 'Stone Baby uses the ingredients of the serial killer novel without any of the slick exploitative thrills of much of the genre to reveal the harm that ripples out from the damaged and damaging mind of a psychopath. It is an extraordinary achievement' Natasha Cooper, Express on Sunday 'The book proceeds to its dramatic conclusion with a terrible inevitability ... but Denby never loses control of her sensitive material, refusing to sensationalise, and remaining compassionate throughout ... It's hard to imagine how anyone can read this book and remain unmoved' Val McDermid, Glasgow HeraldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
434 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-226104-3 (9780002261043)
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Person
Joolz Denby is Britain's foremost woman spoken-word artist. For the last twenty years she has travelled all over the world giving readings, performances, lectures and seminars. She has published three collections of poetry and stories and has appeared regularly on both television and radio.