Twisted Minds (Operator Theory: Advances & Applications) [Import] [Hardcover]

Hilary Norman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Piatkus Books (June 27, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749906057
• ISBN-13: 978-0749906054
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Keep in Mind Existing Offspring When Considering Marriage, July 17, 2005

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James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisted Minds (Paperback)

This is the second Hilary Norman book I have read and it certainly won't be the last. It was a bit predictable in parts especially the final chapter and it was unnecessarily long in certain parts that a bit of editing could have fixed up but that does not diminish from the fact that it is a great page turner novel. If you like this sort of plot also get Mother's Boys written by Bernard Taylor, a similar plot where a new step mom has to deal with step sons, especially two older ones who will go to any length to be rid of her and are even less driven by morals than Flic and Imo are in Twisted Minds.

Successful architect Matthew Gardner meets a beautiful woman Caroline Walters who happens to be a recent widow while both parties are vacationing in Switzerland. They fall in love and with no regard for Caroline's three daughters decide to impulsively marry. Matthew moves to England and into the Walter's house where it soon becomes apparent that with at least the two older sisters Felicity (Flic) and Immogen (Imo) the happiness and pleasantness towards him before the marriage was just an act. The London branch of his employer also seems to resent the fact that he called in a personal favour to be relocated there ahead of more qualified locals. At first the hints from his new step daughters are subtle but as it becomes apparent to the girls that Matthew is either a really slow learner or couldn't care less how they feel, will stay married and will sleep with their mother in their father's bed so they are forced into more drastic actions. Matthew's life becomes a nightmare and the girls lose any hint of morals in a desperate attempt to not just to force him away one way or another but to extract vengance for what he has put them through as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A completely engaging read!, February 25, 2004

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J. Greening "madcelt4" (Nova Scotia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twisted Minds (Operator Theory: Advances & Applications) (Hardcover)

Hilary Norman has an excellent command of the English language and an excellent command of what will keep a reader turning the page. In this psychological thriller, we may 'know' much of what is going on, but that is quite irrelevant. It is our horror at what unfolds that keeps us glued to each word. Michael, falls in love with a widow on vacation, and appears to be greeted warmly into the family by her three teenage daughters. Not so much. It reveals nothing of the plot to say that these daughters are more like the spawn of Satan than the average teenager, and it goes from bad to worse. I highly reccomend this book and look forward to trying other Hillary Norman fare.