Beautiful Animals: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (666 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073VXBLV9 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 190 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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California Guy said "The Dark Was Not a Bad Place to Be.". Beautiful Animals is the third Osborne novel that I have read – Ballad for a Small Player and Hunters in the Dark the latter set in Cambodia, are the other two. I found similar themes in each, along with decadently descriptive prose. The two main characters are young, fit and beautiful females. One slightly younger and more beautiful than the other. “Beautiful as panthers” according to Sam, short for Samantha, an American on summer holiday with her parents, the Haldane’s from New York. The primary setting is the Greek Island of Hydra and the surrounding areas. There Sam meets and falls under the s. Great summer read Cardinal7 A gorgeously detailed thriller, addressing very current international dilemmas. Great summer read. I could not put it down !!!!. Mesmerizing Kindle Customer Beautifully written page turner that captures the the essence of a Greek isle while keeping you on psychological roller coaster.
But when their seemingly simple plan to help Faoud unravels, all must face the horrific consequences they have set in motion. In this brilliant psychological study of manipulation and greed, Lawrence Osborne explores the dark heart of friendship and shows just how often the road to hell is paved with the best of intentions.. As the two women learn more about the man, a migrant from Syria and a casualty of the crisis raging across the Aegean Sea, their own burgeoning friendship intensifies. On a hike during a white-hot summer break on the Greek island of Hydra, Naomi and Samantha make a startling discovery: a man named Faoud, sleeping heavily, exposed to the elements, but still alive. Naomi, the daughter of a wealthy British art collector who has owned a villa in the