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Crossing the Lines
Crossing the Lines | Sulari Gentill
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"As one for whom certain story lines and characters have become as real as life itself, Crossing the Lines was a pure delight, a swift yet psychologically complex read, cleverly conceived and brilliantly executed." -Dean Koontz, New York Times Bestselling author Sulari Gentill, author of the 1930s Rowland Sinclair Mysteries, jumps to the post-modern in Crossing the Lines. A successful writer, Madeleine, creates a character, Edward, and begins to imagine his life. He, too, is an author. Edward is in love with a woman, Willow, who's married to a man Edward loathes, and who loathes him, but he and Willow stay close friends. She's an artist. As Madeleine develops the plot, Edward attends a gallery show where a scummy critic is flung down a flight of fire stairs...murdered. Madeleine, still stressed from her miscarriages and grieving her inability to have a child, grows more and more enamored of Edward, spending more and more time with him and the progress of the investigation and less with her physician husband, Hugh, who in turn may be developing secrets of his own. As Madeline engages more with Edward, he begins to engage back. A crisis comes when Madeleine chooses the killer in Edwards story and Hugh begins to question her immersion in her novel. Yet Crossing the Lines is not about collecting clues and solving crimes. Rather its about the process of creation, a gradual undermining of the authority of the author as the act of writing spirals away and merges with the story being told, a self-referring narrative crossing over boundaries leaving in question who to trust, and who and what is true. For fans of Paul Auster, Jesse Kellerman, Vera Casparys Laura, Martin Amis, Haruki Murakami, Marisha Pessl
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Jeg
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Stayed in bed this morning to finish . It took me a while to get into and not get confused. So glad I did. Very different very clever. Can‘t help wondering if the author was talking about herself.
Thank you @CarolynM ,it was a better read. Should I try her detective series?

CarolynM Glad you enjoyed🙂 I had a nice little Facebook interaction with Sulari where I said I hadn‘t been sure which was the writer and which was the fiction and she said she wasn‘t sure either🤣 The detective series is different again, but I think you would enjoy it. I can‘t wait for the new one! 2y
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CarolynM
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Madeleine is writing a novel about a writer named Edward who begins a novel about a writer named Madeleine. Who is in fact writing who? It's #AMatterOfPerspective but the story is taking them on a #HighwayToHell

#StarTrekSummerMay #MayMovieMagic

Megabooks This sounds awesome! #stacked Great prompt use! 🖖🏻 6y
RohitSawant This sounds interesting! Great pick! 6y
Cathythoughts Nice one 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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CarolynM @Megabooks @rohit-sawant I liked it a lot. 6y
CarolynM @Cathythoughts Thanks😘 6y
Centique Yay! And I‘ve got this to read too 💕 6y
Lizpixie Oooh, I live this author! This one is definitely #stacked 6y
CarolynM @Lizpixie Just so you know, this is nothing at all like the Roland Sinclair series. 6y
Cinfhen Interesting! I‘m getting @TrishB vibes!!! 6y
TrishB @Cinfhen stacked 👍🏻 6y
gradcat This sounds great! Stacked, & thank you!! 🙏 😊 📚 6y
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Cathythoughts
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Caroline , I opened your package a day early ( by mistake ) very excited to read this Crossing The Lines ... Thankyou so very much. I‘m thrilled with it 👍🏻♥️
All these presents are from you lovely Littens ... to say I am completely blown away would be putting it mildly. I look to forward to my birthday 😳♥️.. I‘ll post again tomorrow 😘😍✨

TrishB What a great way to wake up tomorrow ❤️ is it Mother‘s Day in Ireland too? 6y
Avanders Awww that‘s amazing!! Happy early birthday! ♥️🎂🎉 6y
Cathythoughts @TrishB 👍🏻♥️it is Mother‘s Day too here !! ✨ 6y
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Cathythoughts @Avanders isn‘t it amazing 😍Thankyou 👍🏻💕 6y
Lcsmcat Happy early birthday ! I hope it‘s a lovely one. 6y
TrishB Wow 😮 that‘s going to be a fab day! 💕 6y
eraderneely All that gorgeous wrapping too 💗 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Exciting! 6y
Tanisha_A Wow! 😍 6y
Cathythoughts @Lcsmcat thanks 🙏🏻😘 6y
Cathythoughts @TrishB yes!! It is 🙏🏻♥️ 6y
LeahBergen Oh, my goodness! How wonderful. 6y
batsy How lovely 😍 6y
Caroline2 That‘s lovely! 🥰 I hope you have a smashing day! 🎂 6y
readordierachel How wonderful! Happy birthday! 6y
CarolynM I loved Crossing the Lines. Hope you like it🙂 6y
Cathythoughts @Caroline2 thankyou Caroline I‘ll do my best 👍🏻😍& thankyou again for a book I‘m looking forward to 👍🏻 6y
Cathythoughts @readordierachel thankyou 👍🏻♥️♥️ 6y
Cathythoughts @CarolynM I‘m looking forward to it ! I will post up my books soon ... meanwhile I‘m having your delicious chocolates for breakfast! 🙏🏻😘 6y
laurieluna Oh my @Cathythoughts it was your birthday! I feel awful as I've totally neglected #jbuk recently. I shall try and get something to you soon lovely lady. Hope you're well and that you had a fabulous day. Xxx 6y
Cathythoughts @laurenbescoby Hi Laurie , lovely to hear from you .. you must be very busy !! When is the big day ? I had a great birthday, but please don‘t even think of sending me anything, you have a whirlwind of a year going on I can only imagine!! I hope you are well , sending warm wishes & kindest regards to you 😘😘😘 6y
laurieluna @Cathythoughts I already have something in the works for you so too late! 🤗😘 it isn't until mid June, but our RSVP date was the end of March so I have guest lists to sort. Still making table decorations too. Glad you had a great day 😊❤x 6y
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CarolynM
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I'm a fan of Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series. This has nothing to do with that series, it's a stand alone post modern literary thriller. I enjoyed it a lot and I am delighted to see it win this prize. #ozfiction

Cathythoughts Sounds good ! Stacked ✅ 6y
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CarolynM
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"I'm writing a children's book." Angela ordered for them both mid-conversation. "A picture book for the children of foodies... We're Going on a Truffle Hunt."
"Are you serious?" Madeleine was already laughing.
Angela's response was wickedly gleeful. "Oh yes. The ultimate quest epic for the first world child."

Marchpane This book looks so intriguing, I'll be keen to hear what you think of it. 7y
CarolynM @Marchpane I enjoyed it. If nothing else there were some interesting insights into the literary world. I'm still not entirely sure who was real and who was imaginary, but maybe that was the point 7y
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