The Forgiven Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Lawrence Osborne
SCORE
4
TOTAL RATINGS
96

The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne Book Summary

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN AND RALPH FIENNES • A haunting novel exploring the reverberations of a random accident on the lives of Moroccan Muslims and Western visitors who converge on a luxurious desert villa for a decadent weekend-long party.

“Surprising and dark and excellent . . . a sinister and streamlined entertainment.”—The New York Times

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Economist • The Guardian • Library Journal

David and Jo Henniger, a doctor and a children's book author, in search of an escape from their less than happy lives in London, accept an invitation to attend a bacchanal at their old friends' home, deep in the Moroccan desert. But as a groggy David navigates the dark desert roads, two young men spring from the roadside, the car swerves . . . and one boy is left dead.

When David and Jo arrive at the party, the Moroccan staff, already disgusted by the rich, hedonistic foreigners in their midst, soon learn of David's unforgivable act. Then the boy's irate Berber father appears, and events begin to spin beyond anyone's control.

With spare, evocative prose, searing sensuality, and a gift for the unexpected, Lawrence Osborne memorably portrays the privileged guests wrestling with their secrets amid the remoteness and beauty of the desert landscape. He gradually reveals the jolting backstory of the young man who was killed and leaves David’s fate in the balance as the novel builds to a shattering conclusion.

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Book Name The Forgiven
Genre Literary Fiction
Published
Language English
E-Book Size 8.05 MB

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The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne. An exotic immorality story that brilliantly describes the haunting desert of Morocco, the beating searing heat of the desert, the desperate sinister men of the desert and the jaded disgraced westerners who party in the desert. I loved this beautifully written novel.

I give this book Three Yawns.. I read this book and kept waiting on something to happen. Essentially, it's a story of a three day party weekend, where no character is really fully developed, nor fully likeable. And while the descriptions of Morocco are so vivid, (and remind me of why I will never go back and visit that country again), there was not enough substance to keep me from being totally disappointed in the story.

The Forgiven. My favorite novels are inevitably set in vivid, exotic places where fascinating stories take place. They are written with imagination and a compelling use of language. The Forgiven is an almost perfect example of the above. If the characters were just a bit more dimensional "almost" would not be in the previous sentence. Please give us more of the same!

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Summary of The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne

The The Forgiven book written by Lawrence Osborne was published on 25 September 2012, Tuesday in the Literary Fiction category. A total of 96 readers of the book gave the book 4 points out of 5.

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