Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively. The debut of an extraordinary new author - a novel of how a woman, pushed over the edge by the violent deaths of her family, survives only by taking other identities. Stephanie Patrick's world was destroyed by the Atlantic aircrash. Falling into a downward spiral of prostitution, drugs and drink, she is picked up by a journalist who has discovered that it was a bomb that ...
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Soon to be a major motion picture, from the producers of the James Bond film series, starring Jude Law and Blake Lively. The debut of an extraordinary new author - a novel of how a woman, pushed over the edge by the violent deaths of her family, survives only by taking other identities. Stephanie Patrick's world was destroyed by the Atlantic aircrash. Falling into a downward spiral of prostitution, drugs and drink, she is picked up by a journalist who has discovered that it was a bomb that caused the crash. And it is his murder that pulls her out of herself. The Rhythm Section is not a thriller about the hunt for a terrorist, although that is the path Stephanie takes, and it's not a story about revenge, although justice for her family is her initial motivation. Rather, The Rhythm Section is the story of Stephanie's attempt to reclaim herself. She has to rediscover who she is through a series of roles that she is forced to play; she is never herself. As a prostitute, she is Lisa, the chemical blonde. Later, she is Petra Reuter, German anarchist turned mercenary terrorist. Sometimes, she is Marina Gaudenzi, a Swiss businesswoman, or she's Susan Branch, an American student, or Elizabeth Shepherd, an English management consultant. But whoever she is, she's never herself because her life depends on her being someone else. This is the way she is trained by the intelligence service that recruits her, but it's also the way she's taught herself to be; being someone else has always worked for her and so it does now, until she begins to fall in love for the first time with Frank White. This undermines her completely and poses new questions: which of the many people she has become is the one to have fallen in love? Stephanie? Petra? Or one of the others? With whom has Frank fallen in love? Marina? Or the real Stephanie? And who is the real Stephanie? It is this question which is at the heart of the story. More than anything, The Rhythm Section is about a catastrophic crisis of identity and the price that has to be paid to be free of it.
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Good in good dust jacket. Outline: -Please note there is an inscription to the previous owner or their name or a label >>Stephanie Patrick`s world was destroyed by the Atlantic aircrash. Falling into a downward spiral of prostitution drugs and drink she is picked up by a journalist who has discovered that it was a bomb that caused the crash. And it is his murder that pulls her out of herself. The Rhythm Section is not a thriller about the hunt for a terrorist although that is the path Stephanie takes and it`s not a story about revenge although justice for her family is her initial motivation. Rather The Rhythm Section is the story of Stephanie`s attempt to reclaim herself. She has to rediscover who she is through a series of roles that she is forced to play; she is never herself. As a prostitute she is Lisa the chemical blonde. Later she is Petra Reuter German anarchist turned mercenary terrorist. Sometimes she is Marina Gaudenzi a Swiss businesswoman or she`s Susan Branch an American student or Elizabeth Shepherd an English management consultant. But whoever she is she`s never herself because her life depends on her being someone else. This is the way she is trained by the intelligence service that recruits her but it`s also the way she`s taught herself to be; being someone else has always worked for her and so it does now until she begins to fall in love for the first time with Frank White. This undermines her completely and poses new questions: which of the many people she has become is the one to have fallen in love? Stephanie? Petra? Or one of the others? With whom has Frank fallen in love? Marina? Or the real Stephanie? And who is the real Stephanie? It is this question which is at the heart of the story. More than anything The Rhythm Section is about a catastrophic crisis of identity and the price that has to be paid to be free of it. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is HarperCollins The date of this copy is 2000 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Stephanie Patrick Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Very good. Simply Brit – welcome to our online used book store, where affordability meets great quality. Dive into a world of captivating reads without breaking the bank. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there's something for every literary palate. All orders are shipped within 24 hours and our lightning fast-delivery within 48 hours coupled with our prompt customer service ensures a smooth journey from ordering to delivery. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.
