| Title | : | All Around the Town |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1416516727 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781416516729 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 1989 |
All Around the Town Reviews
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All Around the Town, Mary Higgins Clark
Professor Alan Grant is found stabbed to death in his New Jersey home.
When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, Allan Grant, she has no memory of the crime.
But at the scene of the homicide, her fingerprints are everywhere -- on the door, on the curtain, and on the knife used to stab him to death.
Shocked and bewildered, Laurie is arraigned on a murder charge.
Kidnapped at the age of four and the victim of two subsequent years of abuse and incarceration, Laurie has developed multiple personalities.
The host personality, Laurie, is unaware of the others...especially "Leona," who has written crazed love letters to Allan Grant and has secretly entered his home.
Laurie's sister, attorney Sarah Kenyon, takes up her defense and brings in psychiatrist Justin Donnelly to help Laurie unlock the unbearable memories of her lost years.
But Laurie's abductor, now a celebrated television evangelist, is still obsessed with her...and determined to avoid exposure.
With a terrifying twist at the climax, Mary Higgins Clark takes us on a breathtaking journey into the minds of a tortured young woman desperate to retrieve her memories, and the mesmerizing preacher whose unsavory past is only a prelude to his final, gruesome plan for her...
تاریخ نخستین خوانش سال1994میلادی
عنوان: در دل شهر؛ نویسنده: م‍اری ه‍ی‍گ‍ی‍ن‍ز کلارک؛ مت‍رج‍م: اح‍م‍د ح‍ج‍اران؛ تهران، درسا، سال1372؛ در471ص؛ شابک ندارد، چاپ دوم تهران، لیوسا، سال1378؛ در471ص؛ شابک9645634024؛ چاپ سوم سال1386؛ چاپ چهارم سال1388؛ موضوع داستانهای نویسندگان ایالات متحده آمریکا - سده 20م
کتاب «در دل شهر» اثری دل انگیز و بیاد ماندنی است؛ که تا کنون نیز با پیشواز کم مانندی روبرو شده است؛ روانشاد خانم «کلارک»، در آثار خویش، ماهرانه گرفتاری و شکنجه های روحی، و جسمی انسانی اسیر، و قربانی جاه طلبی را، توانسته اند با چیره دستی این اثر اجتماعی گیرا و شورانگیز بیافرینند، و آن رنجها را به نیکی نشان دهند؛ ایشان با یاری جستن از دانش، و اندوخته های «دکتر سی یانگ» مدیر مرکز علمی-روانی «آرورا»، در شهر «کلورادو آمریکا»، و دیگر همکاران پژوهشگر ایشان، برای شناسایی و درمان بیماران چند شخصیتی، توانسته اند، داستانی هیجان انگیز و روشنگر را، با واژه های خویش به تصویر بکشند
تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 06/08/1400هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی -
I became super obsessed with Mary Higgins Clark mysteries in 1994 -1995(Grade 7 ) Although probably not as obsessed as I used to be, MHC's books are still a warm hug on a cold day. It's my mom's fault, we had previously read "I'll be seeing you "and as a result she went back to the bookstore and bought up whatever was there. I would have to say that no matter how many times I 've read "All Around the Town " it's never dimmed the 5 star rating for this book.. I absolutely loved the multiple viewpoints of many of the characters and sisters, Sarah and Laurie tie with Elizabeth and Leah(Weep No More My Lady") for my favorite "Clark sister duo." A real page turner!
Goodreads review 02/03/22 -
A little girl is kidnapped at age four. Two years later, she is returned to her family. When tragedy strikes during her college years, those horrible two years come back to her in the form of the alter personalities that protected her during that time. She finds herself charged with murder, and her big sister fights to defend her in the hopeless case.
This book is one of my favorites by Mary Higgins Clark. She keeps you on the edge of your seat and turning the pages until you're finished. As usual, there's a twist at the end, so don't even try to guess what happens! -
Almost as bad as the other Higgins Clark I read. Characters were made of cardboard and female frailty seems to indicate their inner goodness. Too many "almosts" to make me roll my eyes (as in someone almost does something or sees something or gets something that would reveal the bad guy). All in all a weak and cheap book.
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Lately, this "multiple personalities" thing has been overused. Anyway, a passable reading for bus stations, waiting rooms or any time you don't feel like using your brain too much.
However, although I have some more books of Mary Higgins Clark, I think I will donate them all to Salvation Army. Not so bad, lately I was looking for space in my library. :) -
I actually enjoyed it... Read it in 2 days.... It all came together in the end and It gripped me from the start...
In all fairness its worth your time -
A really capturing book. I read it within two or three days. I couldn't set it down easily. A really nice thriller.
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I've read all of the MHC books that are out on paperback and I really enjoy them and they are a fast read. I did learn my lesson about making sure my husband was home when I read them b/c I got a little creeped out one night when I was home alone and the book I was reading had a character stalking her outside of her house. I just picked a few of my favorites for my bookshelf so it didn't get too crowded.
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Totally suspenseful! Another great one by Clark. You really can't go wrong with these novels. They are easy reads with twisting, exciting plots...especially this one.
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I read this for Ms. Johnson when I definitely should not have been at 15 years old. I don't think Sydney liked it either.
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اضطراب تعدد الشخصية الفصامي موضوع مستهلك في الروايات.لكن قليلًا ما يستخدم بشكل مقنع، مما يُحتسَب في صالح الكاتبة.. ليس القصد أن هذه الرواية قامت بتصوير تعدد الشخصيات بطريقة مثالية.. حيث أنها لم تخلَ من بعض الإشكاليات التي تتنافى مع ما تصوّره كتب اللعلم النفسي المتخصصة في هذا المجال.. لكن ذلك قد يُعزى إلى قلّة الأبحاث العلمية المتوافرة في وقت إصدار هذه الرواية قبل ما يقارب العشرين سنة مضت..
بعيدًا عن الإشكالات العلمية.. الطريقة التي تم اختيارها لسرد الأحداث "في رأيي الشخصي" لم تكن خطوةً موفقة من قِبل الكاتبة..
فصول قصيرة جدًا تحكى من وجهة نظر شخصيات متعددة.. طريقةُ سردٍ أعجبتني في عددٍ ليس بقليل من الروايات في السابق.
لكن وللأسف.. في هذه الرواية لم تتم كتابتها بإتقان مما أدّى لنتيجةٍ عكسية.. بدلاً من توفير منظورٍآخر للأحداث، كانت سببًا في تشتيت الذهن وانعدام التواصل العاطفي مع أي من الشخصيات..
الصدق أنني في حيرة من أمري من ناحية تقييم هذا العمل.. حيث أنه ليس بإمكاني التظاهر بأنّي أنصح أي أحدٍ بقرائتها.. لكن وفي نفس الوقت.. لم تكن قراءةً سيئةً أبدًا
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One of my friends accidentally left one of Mary Higgins Clark's books in my apartment. That is when I started reading Mary's novels. I started with "You Belong to Me". That was when I started falling in love with this lady. From then I started picking up her books every now and then.
Regarding my experience with "ALL AROUND THE TOWN", I would just say it is flawless. It is written around a very strong, gripping I would say, story-line. The dots are all well connected. The story flows as easily as water running downstream. Growing up as a wildly imaginative kid is one factor that glued me to this book. The way the author writes about alter personalities and weaving the story around a highly intellectual criminal mastermind is what I say mind-blowing.
It is not just about solving a crime, it is about family, love and emotions. Especially in this novel, the bonding between the two sisters, Sarah and Laurie is really touching. The way Sarah struggles to save her sister is exemplary.
I strongly recommend my fellow readers to run through this book and indulge in the pleasure of seeing a happy ending.
Happy reading!!! -
This story is about a young woman who was abducted at the age of four and horribly abused for two years. The reader is spared the details of this abuse while it's happening (which I appreciated!) and the story flashes forward to when she is 21 and a fresh trauma in her life causes effects from the abuse to surface in the form of the protagonist having multiple personalities. A murder occurs and we are left to discover "who done it." (One of her personalities, the abusers, or someone else?) We also get to see if she can truly heal from the abuse she endured.
It's an interesting topic and I think a great premise for a suspense novel. I liked this book and thought it was good but not great. I was consistently interested and never thought of abandoning it but I also never got that attached to any of the characters and I (accurately) felt pretty confident about where the story would lead next while I was reading it.
I want to reiterate that I thought the book was good and I do recommend it. But there was something about the writing style that felt off/odd to me. It's hard to describe. This is my first Mary Higgins Clark book and I plan to read another to see what I think. It might Ms. Clark's writing style, but I think it was the fact that much of the story is told from the perspective of the young woman's 4 year old personality. It felt too simplistic.
The themes of the book are the abuse/molestation and multiple personalities. The treatment of these seemed superficial to me but maybe the intent was to be a good mystery/thriller, rather than to delve deeply into these issues. Also, I don't know anything about multiple personalities - if there even is such a thin - so I'm not a great judge on how well that was represented. It didn't feel realistic to me but who knows. -
Whew! I spent the whole day reading this because I just couldn't put it down. We first meet Laurie as a little girl when she is abducted. We know a little about her situation, but it's brief, then we move to present day when Laurie is 21 years old, following the death of her and sister Sarah's parents. At this point, we start to see that Laurie is troubled, and eventually we discover that she is suffering from multiple-personality disorder. She begins to see psychiatrists, although she's slow to trust and open up. The reader, on the other hand, can see that the culprits are moving on with their lives and becoming successful, but always worried about the little girl who might reveal their identities. The suspense builds as we see Laurie start to fall apart even as she tries to rebuild her life. Her different personalities start to emerge, but then something terrible happens and she and Sarah have to figure out how to handle it. This is such a perfect Clark book. She always captures my attention from the first page, then she is somehow able to keep me guessing while still seemingly revealing a lot of information that should solve the mystery for me. I actually didn't know the full story until almost the end, and the excitement actually kept me on my toes until the very last page.
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Mary Higgins Clark weaves a complicated world around her characters, that is slowly unraveled as the novel progresses. I was completely taken in by this sometimes dark and always tense world, and this was a real page-turner for me.
A family is torn apart when their youngest daughter, Laurie, is stolen from the front yard. Parents can't function, and an older sister blames herself. Fast forward to the future, and a family reunited - together but unable to process and put aside the past. New tragedy strikes, and it seems as if Laurie is destined to never realize her full potential, or real happiness. Her older sister Sarah is filled with renewed determination that this won't be the truth, and we have to hope that she is right.
It's a thriller, one that will make you guard your loved ones closely after realizing how easy it is for a family to be torn apart. -
Um livro interessante sobre a história de uma criança - Laurie - que foi raptada aos 4 anos de idade e que só regressa a casa passados dois anos, sem qualquer memória do que lhe aconteceu nesse espaço de tempo, onde esteve e com quem esteve.
A criança cresce e torna-se numa jovem com múltiplas personalidades, derivado aos traumas que sofreu durante a época em que esteve com os seus raptores.
De repente vê-se acusada do assassinato de um professor seu, sem que tenha qualquer memória de ter praticado o crime, embora todas as provas apontem contra si.
A luta de Sarah para conseguir provar a inocência da irmã Laurie é dura e o regresso dos fantasmas do passado em nada vão ajudar...
Um livro que, apesar de não ser fantástico, se lê facilmente e nos consegue cativar. -
This was a reread for me. I almost always enjoy Mary Higgins Clark books.
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Este es mi libro favorito de la autora. He perdido ya la cuenta de cuántas veces lo he leído... Y sigue fascinándome igual 😍
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This one was one of my favorites of MHC. I remember loving it many moons ago and I loved the re-read
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Класически психологически трилър. Показва определени психически последствия, които едно дете може да преживее, когато бъде отвлечено и насилвано на ранна възраст.
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کتاب توسط جبرائیل نعمت زاده از نسخه فرانسه به فارسی ترجمه شده است و توسط انتشارات هاشمی منتشر شده است.
کتاب روایت دختری چهار ساله است که توسط زن و مردی بوالهوس و با نیت سو استفاده جنسی و آزار روحی از جلوی درب خانه اش ربوده شده و دو سال بعد بازگردانده می شود. آزار او به حدی بوده که باعث شده به بیماری چند شخصیتی دچار شود هرچند پس از بازگشت به خانواده نشانه ای از بیماری روحی در او دیده نمی شود اما پس از مرگ ناگهانی پدر و مادر بر اثر تصادفی که لاری دختری که حالا دانشحو شده است، خودش را مقصر آن میداند بیماری به شکل حاد برمیگردد و زندگی او و خواهرش را تحت تاثیر مستقیم قرار می دهد. در این بین زوج رباینده که حالا ظاهرا سبک زندگی خود را تغییر داده اند و در بین افراد متشخص و مذهبی جامعه جای باز کرده اند همچنان قدم به قدم او را دنبال میکنند که مبادا یاد و خاطره ای از آنها در او زنده شود و جایگاه فعلی آنها را تهدید نماید. در این میان استاد دانشگاه لاری کشته می شود و لاری به قتل او متهم می گردد، اینجا نوبت سارا است که به عهد دیرین خود در برابر خواهر کوچکترش عمل نماید. در این میان قفل های بسته داستان یک به یک برای خواننده باز شده و داستان به جلو ��دایت می شود.
این کتاب در ژانر داستان های بلند پلیسی قرار میگیرد و نویسنده موفق می شود تا صفحات پایانی رمز آلود بودن پایان کتاب را برای خواننده حفظ نماید. هر چند به نظر میرسد شخصیتهای کتاب عمدتا سیاه و سفید هستند و از همان صفحات اول تکلیف ذهن خواننده با قضاوت درباره هر یک از شخصیتها تا حدودی روشن می شود.
به نظر میرسد ترجمه و ویراستاری کتاب نیارمند اعمال اصلاحات اساسی است. به کارگیری لغات ادبی و فاخر یا پیچیده و غیر کاربردی در جمله ای که فعل آن در قالب ادبیات شفاهی نوشته شده و سایر لغات آن جمله در حوزه کلمات روزمره زبان فارسی می باشند، به طرز مشهودی در این کتاب به چشم میخورد و باعث عدن همخوانی و روانی جملات می شوند. ترجمه تحت اللفظی اصطلاحات، غلط های املایی کلمات، عدم فاصله گذاری مناسب بین پاراگرافهایی که مربوط به دو بخش مختلف داستان هستند و... باعث می شود روانی کتاب به شدت تحت تاثیر قرار بگیرد اما در یک چهارم پایانی کتاب به طرز محسوسی این مشکلات کمتر شده و خواندن کتاب کار لذت بخش تری می شود. هر چند زبان اصلی کتاب انگلیسی می باشد اما این ترجمه از زبان فرانسه انجام شده که از طرفی باعث خوشوقتی ما خوانندگان کتاب های فارسی است که مترجمینی به غیر از مترجمین زبان انگلیسی هم در حگزه نشر فعالیت می کنند، قطعا ترجمه کتابهایی که زبان اصلی آنها فرانسوی بوده توسط مترجمی که به این زبان مسلط است لذت خواندن آن کتابها را دو چندان می کند. -
Laurie was only 5-years old when she was kidnapped. Two years later, she was let go, but she had blocked out everything from the time she was with her abductors. When Laurie is in the early 20s and her sister Sarah, a lawyer, now in her late 20s, their parents die. More trauma. Laurie is now in college and has a good relationship with one of her professors, but when he is found murdered, signs point to Laurie. She doesn’t remember.
It wasn’t fast paced, but many psychological “thrillers” aren’t. This was much about the psychology. Really interesting read; I imagine the author would have had to do a chunk of research on this. I’ve not read much about it; I think I have only one other book tagged , which is actually surprising as I do find it fascinating. -
3.5 star rating. An interesting story dealing with multiple personalities and kidnapping. What happens to a child when they are taken from their parents, subjected to unspeakable cruelty, and then returned to their parents after two years with no type of counseling to help them return to a "normal" life. What happens when your abductors are still out there and want to make sure you never tell. This is the story of Laura, taken at age 4 and how the torment she endured plays a part in her adult life falling apart BIG time. I enjoyed reading how Laura coped, how she handles the setbacks, and ultimately must face her past head on.
This was one of the first books I have read by this author and enjoyed it. Looking forward to trying this author again with one of my next reads. -
I grabbed this on a whim at the library for a mystery read for the end of October. The thing about Mary Higgins Clark books is that even though they are predictable and you know how it is going to go, it's still just an entertaining read. I keep waiting for one that breaks that and I almost thought it was going to be this one: it starts really slowly and is kind of painful in how it plays out so openly, there are really no surprises. But I still got caught into it eventually, and was still wanting to see just how it was going to get to the end. Just How the things I was predicting were going to come about.
Child abduction and abuse but not described; murder; attempted murder; stalking; harassment. -
Oh my goodness, this book is really something. I didn't see that plot twist coming. I have my suspects but not the way it was happening.
Laurie Kenyon was abducted at age four for two years. She was loved for years until something happened and she didn't realized that she has developed an astounding coping skills that made her being questioned most of the times. -
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