Benjamin Wood Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa's trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach and scrape for shrimp; spending the afternoon selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street, and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream. When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the American claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas? Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.

Thomas lebt ein langsames, bedächtiges Leben mit seiner Mutter in Longferry und arbeitet im Gewerbe seines Großvaters als Krabbenfischer. Früh am Morgen fährt er mit seinem Pferd und Wagen zum grauen, trüben Strand, um nach Garnelen zu suchen; den Rest des Tages verbringt er damit, seine Waren zu verkaufen, den Salz- und Schmutzgeruch abzuwaschen, und sehnt sich nach Joan Wyeth, die in der Nähe wohnt, während er Lieder auf seiner Gitarre übt. Im Herzen ist er ein Folk-Musiker, doch bleibt dieser Traum privat. Als ein auffälliger Besucher auftaucht, der das Versprechen von Hollywood-Glamour mitbringt, wird Thomas aus der Eintönigkeit seines Alltags gerissen und beginnt, eine andere Zukunft zu sehen. Doch wie viel von dem, was der Amerikaner behauptet, ist wahr, und wie weit kann seine Inspiration Thomas tragen? Diese eindringliche und zeitlose Geschichte handelt von einem jungen Mann, der von seinen Umständen eingeengt ist und nach Erfüllung jenseits der ihm bekannten Welt strebt. SEASCRAPER ist ein fesselndes Porträt eines jungen Mannes, der von seiner sozialen Herkunft und den Geistern der Vergangenheit seiner Familie eingeschränkt ist und von künstlerischer Erfüllung träumt.

In the summer of 1952, Joyce and Charlie Savigear are waiting on a railway platform in the quiet English countryside. The siblings have just been released from borstal to start a new life as apprentices at Leventree, an architecture practice with a difference.The architects who've chosen them are Florence and Arthur Mayhood, a married couple motivated to give young offenders second chances. At first, they seem to offer the Savigears a steady path to happiness. But when a menacing figure from Joyce's past comes knocking, they are lured back to the world they left behind. Will the Mayhoods' goodwill be enough to steer their young apprentices away from danger, or will the darkness of their past catch up with them?***PRAISE FOR BENJAMIN WOOD***'A novelist to watch' - The Times, on The Ecliptic'A resounding achievement . . . Rich, beautiful and written by an author of great depth and resource' - Guardian, on The Ecliptic'Exhilarating, earthy, cerebral, frank and unflinching . . . A masterfully paced and suspenseful read' - Independent, on The Ecliptic'A tremendous achievement, an unputdownable domestic thriller that is also subtle and moving ... a tour de force' Sunday Times, on A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better

Bright, bookish Oscar Lowe has grown to love the quiet routine of his life as a care assistant at a Cambridge nursing home, until the fateful day when he is lured into King's College chapel by the otherworldly sound of an organ. There he meets and falls in love with Iris Bellwether and her privileged, eccentric clique, led by her brother Eden. A troubled but charismatic music prodigy, Eden convinces his sister and their friends to participate in a series of disturbing experiments. However, as the line between genius and madness begins to blur, Oscar fears that danger could await them all ...