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Incendiary - Chris Cleave

Description: ISBN 0099490544 / Genre: Fiction / Author: Chris Cleave / Edition: New edition / Paperback / 256 Pages / Book is published 2006-04-06 by ... more

Incendiary - Chris Cleave ... Vintage

Newest Review: ... of the people who suffered. She is filled with guilt as the drama unfolded she was with another man, something she ... more

... frequently did and they both watched the TV as the stadium exploded. She wrestles with this guilt as she loved her husband but is disgusted with her actions while this was happening. Although far from perfect you do sympathise with her and it is heart-breaking at times as she describes her feelings and immense grief in detail. A unique part of this book is that it is told through a letter; the narrator writes to Osama Bin Laden to tell him about the effects of terrorism, not only on her family but also the UK as a whole....more

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Incendiary - Chris Cleave: A controversial Book - a letter to Bin Laden (441 words)
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This was (or is) a controversial book, it is the debut novel by Chris Cleave and is based around the (fictional) traumatic event of a terrorist attack on a football stadium in London. This book was coincidentally published on the day of the London bombings. It focuses on the story of the main character and narrator who loses her son and husband in the attack - 11 suicide bombers who create an inferno in the Arsenal stadium. This is not always an easy read; it goes into detail of the attack and describes the torment of the people who suffered. She is filled with guilt as the drama unfolded she was with another man, something she frequently did ... Read the complete review