Strangers on a Train (BBC Radio Collection)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0563523611 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 374 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal From the I can't believe this is out of print department comes Highsmith's white-knuckler and the basis of the Hitchcock film of the same name. With this, her first novel, Highsmith set the pattern she would follow in later books, introducing sociopaths who are so subtle they can pass unnoticed in the world around them. . Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc
But a misunderstanding binds them together, in word, deed and blood. When two men meet on a train, there's nothing they fear to say. This highly-charged and thrilling BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of a Patricia Highsmith novel twists an ordinary encounter between two strangers into an disquieting tale of obsession and peril. The starry cast includes Anton Lesser, Michael Sheen, Saskia Reeves and Bill Nighy.. They'll never see each other again
Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt, The Blunderer and The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as numerous short stories.
Genius blondewriter99 What has happened to books? Seriously, that is my question! Why do I have to go back 50, 100 years to find books that not only are fast-paced and plot-heavy but also lyrical and thought provoking? Is it because about 30 years ago, publishing houses stopped taking direct submissions, leaving a band of gatekeepers called agents, who m. K. Whitgrove said People You Love To Hate. I knew the story as I have seen the Hitchcock film a few times but I still enjoyed reading the book as some things were different. The pacing is well done. Suspenseful. I don't think there was one character who didn't irritate me in varying degrees, but Guy and Bruno were very interesting people you love to hate. We had a good discu. Different from movie and certainly worth reading A solid crime novel. I noticed many differences from the Alfred Hitchcock movie. This story is much darker than that tale and well, Guy is not the nice, innocent victim so much in this one. Both characters are believable. I must say that I liked Bruno less than in the movie. He seemed more redemptive in the movie where as in this on