The book 'Nemesis' has been masterfully written on a very complex subject by Shaun Hutson. It is a bleak novel about love, lust, hatred and revenge. The book revolves around the life of a troubled couple John and Sue who's daughter Lisa had been brutally murdered in their absence. In a desperate attempt of running a way from there past, they move to Hinkston which is a small town situated on the outskirts of London, in a forlorn hope of starting afresh.
The story is written in two time periods, first is in the 1940's, during the time of world war II where George Lawrence- a man appointed by the government of Germany is given the crucial task of working on a mysterious project. He compiles his research, experiments and results in a sacrosanct document named 'Genesis', but suddenly after a few years he is commanded by the government to cease his work. Upon receiving Lawrence's strong refusal, the govt. murders him and assumes that their secret had been buried forever, but they are gravely mistaken as the project is to be continued by someone else.
Now in present times, the town of Hinkston had become a prey of a middle-aged secretive man named Curtis who works in disguise as a reputable doctor treating women who have lost hopes of conceiving children. Sue who had become sterile after the birth of her first daughter, expressed her wish of having another child through the treatment provided by Curtis. John, her husband is dissatisfied with Sue's decision because for some mystifying reason there was something enigmatic about the children that are born by Curtis's obscure treatment.
The story takes a sharp turn when John makes a shocking discovery about Curtis' work; he frantically goes to his wife to inform her, only to find out that Sue has been abducted by their daughter's killer! What happens next is totally unexpected.
This surreal novel gets haunting at times and deals with bizarre schizophrenic perspectives of a disillusioned doctor who is determined to complete his father's unfinished task. Disturbing phenomenon unfolds, olds wounds get resurfaced and harsh realities are faced which makes this enthralling book a must-read.
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thats a veryyyyy interesting book review buttt the ending could have been a lil less rushed and a tiny bit more convicing.
although overall, amazing vocabulary, veryy professional writing style, and a great piece of writing as a whole.
In order to improve, next time make sure you get soemoen to edit anyyythign and everyythign you write before you post it, because everyyyone tends to amke some small grammatical errors that the author himself can't reallyy catch even if you proof-read it five times because you are so used to of makign those little mistakes, so make sure you always get a second person to proof read all ur pieces fo writings before they are posted. :)
- Maryam
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