Summary
In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world – arguing that we need them now more than ever.
From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008355784 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008355789 |
| Author: | Lee Child |
| Publisher: | Harpercollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | TLS Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 150g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 117mm x 184mm |
| Series: | Tls Books |
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Critics Review
‘It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?’ Karin Slaughter
‘I don’t know another author so skilled at making me turn the page’ The Times
‘It’s said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds somewhere in the world. He is to crime fiction what Clint Eastwood’s ‘man with no name’ was to the western. Lee Child’s genius has been to create a tough guy hero that men will envy and women will adore’ Daily Express
Lee Child
Lee Child is one of the world’s leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world and have sold over one hundred million copies. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far. He is the recipient of many awards, most recently the CWA’s Diamond Dagger for a writer of an outstanding body of crime fiction, the International Thriller Writers’ ThrillerMaster, and the Theakstons Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award.
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