by William Boyd · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781408802854
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«Ordinary Thunderstorms» is the suspense novel by William Boyd, published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC in paperback (403 pages, in English).
Adam Kindred, a young climatologist, sees how a chance encounter and an impulsive decision in London strip him of home, job, reputation and identity. Hunted by the police and a hitman, he hides among the city's missing. His flight takes him from Chelsea to the East End, along the banks of the Thames.
The novel was originally published in 2009.
For those who enjoy contemporary thrillers about fugitives and lost identities.
William Andrew Murray Boyd is a British novelist, short story writer screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his novels, which include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), and Restless (2006), many of which have received critical acclaim and literary awards. Boyd has also written screenplays for film and television, including Chaplin (1992), and directed the World War I drama The Trench (1999). His work is characterised by its narrative vitality and range, earning him numerous accolades including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and the Costa Book Award. A number of his works are what he describes as "whole-life" novels which follow a protagonist through the highs and lows of a varied and often remarkable life. He regularly fuses fact with fiction and his lead characters encounter well-known historical figures. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2005 for services to literature. John Self, writing for The Booker Prizes, described Boyd’s work as “vigorous, entertaining novels” produced by an “exceptionally fertile imagination,” and praised his fiction as “fully committed to his stories and characters.”
