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Dangerous People, by Lesley Hayes
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How well do people who have been friends for years really know each other? How often do they lie to themselves and to one another about their deepest desires and motivations? This comedy of manners has a serious message at its core. There are secrets that might wound, and old wounds that must be kept a secret. Jealousy drives a hard bargain in its passion to undermine the path of the heart. Violet has much to learn about the nature of love, although she already understands the persuasive power of obsession. Lewis is everybody’s friend, and wants above all to be loved. Osborne is caustic, clever and caddish. Sophie believes in magic. Drew believes in karma. Imogen believes life is out to get her. Beneath their urbane, artistic, middle-class exterior lurks something sinister, primal, dangerous. And how heavy is the hand of fate in deciding whether the effect they have on one another will bring triumph or disaster?
Dangerous People, by Lesley Hayes- Published on: 2015-10-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .88" w x 5.50" l, .98 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 350 pages
About the Author Lesley Hayes was born in London, in 1948, and started writing almost as soon as she could talk. Her first story was published when she won a literary competition at the age of 13. Between 1966 and 1992 she was regularly and prolifically published in literary and women's magazines, writing stories, serials and articles, and in 1986 had a novel published called 'Keeping Secrets'. For the following two years she had a weekly slot on BBC Radio Oxford reading her short stories. Her son and daughter, born respectively in 1969 and 1971, helped her throughout these years to keep her feet on the ground and her sense of humour alive and well and occasionally kicking. In 1990 she came to the conclusion that continuing to write about the fascinating vagaries of the human condition just wouldn't be enough, and for the next four years she trained to become an integrative psychotherapist. Her long and successful career as a psychotherapist over the ensuing years took her away from fiction writing, but was a fork in the road she never once regretted, and she used many of same creative skills and insights. During the past five years she has given in gracefully to the compelling urge to write fiction again, and has so far published three novels: 'The Drowned Phoenician Sailor', 'A Field Beyond Time', and 'Round Robin'. All are available as paperbacks and on Kindle. She has also published on Kindle four collections of short stories: 'Oxford Marmalade', 'The Oscar Dossier', 'Without a Safety Net', and the aptly named 'Not Like Other People' - the last two are available in paperback as 'Through a Glass Darkly'. As you might expect, now that the genie has once again escaped from the bottle, more will soon follow.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Compelling Read By emdee I just completed my second reading of Dangerous People by Lesley Hayes. The first was a rather breathless rush to see what would happen next. A page turner for sure, although during that quickening of pace it was all too evident that the characters, their different agendas and the dynamics that existed between them were rich and complex. The second read was savoring what I had neglected to fully appreciate the first time as each individual revealed yet deeper layers of personality as their interactions took them to greater understanding of themselves and the person with whom they shared ~ or didn’t ~ their relationship. It was this sharing and withholding of secrets, while attempting to maintain the status quo and semblance of love and friendship in its diverse ways that makes this book so compelling.Lesley Hayes’ understanding of people and the psychological vicissitudes that motivate them is what’s so absorbing here. Throughout my reading I was constantly stopped to recognize just how well she describes the convolutions and thinking of such different personalities. It is amazing that her insight is so precise and conveyed so accurately in her writing.Her characters are fine drawn; often pathetic, often admired, often commiserated with, most often struggling and often disliked but more often revealing yet different aspects of human nature. It is this that makes her novels so exceptional and what makes the reader long for the next one to discover what new depths of revealing personalities she will introduce us to. So often in real life we get only to see the superficial shell of what another wants us to see leaving us with the lurking suspicion there is more that needs to be revealed to really know who that person is.In Dangerous People, we are introduced to similar surface traits that very quickly unravel deeper levels of being, often unpleasant, often not, but always interesting as they expose characteristics and attributes that when in contact with another ignites emotions and thoughts that had been carefully protected from discovery. It is the discovery of Dangerous People concealing themselves from themselves and others such that when their masquerades become unraveled the resulting chaos of exposure sparks not only conflict and rejection but often love and acceptance that would have otherwise remained unexamined had the facade remained in place.Dangerous People is a reminder that the unexamined life is not worth living. Lesley Hayes observes this in depth with each of her characters then shares her discovery to make this novel an excellent read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful story By Patrick Relationships are the intrinsic fabric of a Lesley Hayes book. I have gone back to read several of her books in the last 12 months simply because they are irresistible. Dangerous People is my 100th book to review on amazon and I could not have chosen a better book to mark my reading journey. It is the little things that this writer does that make her special. To quote a line – Drew began to fiddle with the cake knife, spinning it round. Sooner or later Sophie would tell him to stop doing it, but he never remembered in time not to do the things that irritated her. – How wonderful and simple this says so much about the relationship in such a concise way. It is Lesley’s understanding of how we each draw so much from one another in the small ways, in the big ways and how that interplay can be constructive, destructive and how she quite simply makes it all fascinating that makes her a truly special writer.There are long engaging conversations that flow beautifully throughout this book, a skill lost on most writers, yet effortless in the flow of this book, a strong, intelligent consideration of the human way. Game-playing, false flattery, immodest deceit, back-biting, jealousy, passion, desire and regret there is so much on display here. Intimacy and loneliness here also, in may I say a very British fashion and it all works so well. I have compared Lesley Hayes to a modern day Henry James who though he was American, wrote so much about England and the English and their interplay with Americans. His books handle consciousness and perception and it is in this that I see the parallels except to say that I would put down a Henry James book any day to pick up one from the wonderfully talented Lesley Hayes. A veritable treat and a book you really should read. Five stars.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dangerous People—Incredible Book By Bibliophagist Dangerous people is the fourth novel by Lesley Hayes that I've read, and once again she has exceeded my very high expectations. Another of her books held the top spot in my best reads of 2015, which is now shared with this one.When someone is telling you a joke and you already have a smirk on your face in anticipation of the punchline because the joke teller has a flawless track-record for making you laugh, well, that is how I feel reading this author's work. Right from page one you realize that you are once again in that comfortable place and in very competent hands.At first, some of the characters appear self-centered and somewhat shallow, but oh how complex they are. The shallowest of them all is such a devious little ... Okay, I won't spoil anything, but these characters are not floating on the surface, they go all the way down through the murky river, right to the bottom.To story is a seedy web of many lies and secrets that all intertwine and connect each of the characters. The writing is beautiful—some of the most sophisticated prose out there.The only downside to finishing this book is that I have to wait for her to write another. I have some of her short story collections to keep me going until then, and to keep me from withdrawal.This novel, as with her others, earns its five stars with ease. This author is consistently amazing and I can't wait for the next one.
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