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Published: UK – August 9, 2018 by Doubleday; US – November 13, 2018 by Hogarth Press
Category: Contemporary Fiction
It’s also a November Book of the Month choice
What the feature photo is telling us: by the looks of Kobe, he isn’t buying what Maurice is selling…but would you?! That is the question you will ask yourself time and time again reading Boyne’s latest novel A Ladder to the Sky.
Character Henrietta James would call this one crafty and clever. 😉
Maurice Swift has always wanted two things. One to be a famous writer, and two…read the book to find out, no spoilers from me. What and who would he do – and do in – to climb that ladder? No one is safe.
Maurice is charming, manipulative, narcissistic. Some fall for it, some don’t. In some cases I felt a bit for Maurice…was I a victim of his charm too?!
Fans of Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies (my favorite read of 2017!) would be happy to know there is a Maude Avery reference thrown in for good measure. How I loved Cyril Avery, but I digress. Maurice is also in a league of his own and the ending Boyne delivers in A Ladder to the Sky is fantastic! Superb!
“Captivating start, “wow” he did that middle, intense cat & mouse closing and then BAM that ending!” – Nikki Maurice Swift
Can’t wait to hear what you all think of this one too, because how can you not read a John Boyne book?! Am I right?!
Thank you Hogarth Press for the advanced reader’s copy!
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Saturday Nite Reader 
Love your reviews – you are crafty and clever as well 😉
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I’m ordering this fromt the library
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Wow – this looks up my alley! I’ll keep an eye out for it. 😉
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Great review!
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Great review. 🙂
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Great review! I finished this one recently and have my blog review scheduled for Wednesday. It was definitely crafty and clever.
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Great review. Definitely intrigued me.
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totally enjoyed your review, and am guessing will enjoy the book too
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I like the sound of this. Great review.
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Great review, the book sounds amazing. I love how the author has crossed his own name out making the character seem real.
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If you haven’t read Boyne before I highly recommend!
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Nice review! Hadn’t heard of this one.
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I hadn’t heard of the author before. But I want this now!
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Great review, this book is new to me and it is also very intriguing as well. I’m glad you fully enjoy this book Nikki, thank you so much for sharing your awesome post and for putting this book on my radar.
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Interesting review. It did intrigue me.
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