Stephanie Jane recenzis On Cedar Hill de Emil Kresl
A fun novel for curtain-twitchers!
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I received a copy of On Cedar Hill by Emil Kresl from its publishers, Amberjack Publishing, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
I was first drawn to On Cedar Hill by its clever cover art - an overhead view of a swimming pool and perfectly manicured lawn - which sums up the affluent community exposed in Kresl's series of vignettes. The book isn't a novel and isn't really short stories either - more of linked scenes that together form an interesting snapshot of a certain aspect of American life. Kresl looks through the eyes of several wonderful characters who all live in the same area and shows us the truth behind their facades. Cedar Hill is all about keeping up appearances and I loved the snobbish attitudes of its inhabitants, particularly when the people in question had little or nothing to boast about themselves. Even apparently peripheral characters …
I received a copy of On Cedar Hill by Emil Kresl from its publishers, Amberjack Publishing, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.
I was first drawn to On Cedar Hill by its clever cover art - an overhead view of a swimming pool and perfectly manicured lawn - which sums up the affluent community exposed in Kresl's series of vignettes. The book isn't a novel and isn't really short stories either - more of linked scenes that together form an interesting snapshot of a certain aspect of American life. Kresl looks through the eyes of several wonderful characters who all live in the same area and shows us the truth behind their facades. Cedar Hill is all about keeping up appearances and I loved the snobbish attitudes of its inhabitants, particularly when the people in question had little or nothing to boast about themselves. Even apparently peripheral characters are perfectly realised - Holzkind the hobo or the twins Lars and Gunter - and Kresl has a great descriptive turn of phrase that really brings this community to life.
A fun book for curtain-twitchers around the globe, if you have ever wondered what goes on behind your neighbours' neat topiary hedges, On Cedar Hill will probably give the game away!