Visa, mastercard, american express paypal, diners club and discover. Fierce kingdom, killers of the flower moon and 2 more titles october 23, 2017 book of the month is a subscription service that sends you one hardcover book per month out of five selections for a low monthly subscription fee. Transworld strikes prefbf deal for fierce kingdom the bookseller. Fiona barton, new york times bestselling author of the widow an electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him. She sets the story in what many find a familiar and happy environment the zoo then pushes on many of our biggest nightmares. Fierce kingdom npr coverage of fierce kingdom by gin phillips. Paula daly, author of the mistake i made i was absolutely captivated by this book. Named a best book of 2017 by npr, amazon, kirkus, and. Gin phillips had no intention of writing summers most scintillating literary thriller. But its not just the action that will keep you turning pages. For all you english majors out there, its reader response theory in action. The entire novel takes place over the course of about three hours.
New york journal of books this adrenalinefueled thriller shows the animal instinct of one mothers love and the ferocity with which she fights to protect her son. Fierce kingdom august 28, 2017 literary elephant 2 comments as excited as i am about each of the books i choose from book of the month club, im acquiring a little backlog of them. What i appreciated most from this book was the pace. I suppose that a cynic would call it a book version of one of those roleplaying computer games, though that would be inaccurate. I really wanted to like this one but, for a book that comes in under 300 pages, it felt much, much longer. Oct 31, 2019 should your book club read fierce kingdom. Fierce kingdom explores how entwined violence is in the ordinary, and how for the young, it can be a safe abstraction, or cruelly real. Im always disturbed by killing people, but as an animal lover i get a deep sadness that stays with me when innocent animals are killed. Join the leading website for book clubs with over 35,000 clubs and 20,000 reading guides. Fierce kingdom, by gin phillips gin phillips new novel which follows a young mother trying to keep her child safe during a mass shooting at a zoo explores the way violence.
Many people imagine active shooter situations as a time of constant intensity. Review of fierce kingdom by gin phillips june 28, 2017 for the blondielocks book clubs first read of the summer, we chose fierce kingdom by gin phillips as it promised to be a pageturning thriller that would keep us on the edge of our seat the entire time. The new york times an electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him. This is the sort of book that, by virtue of its horrific premise. Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips the zoo is nearly empty as joan and her fouryearold son soak up the last few moments of playtime. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Fierce kingdom autographed copy due to limited stock, multicopy orders may be reduced to 5 copies per household. Discuss what techniques the author uses to create a sense of urgency over the course of the story. This is the question gin phillips explores in fierce kingdom.
Every choice the protagonist makes in fierce kingdom, the expertly made new thriller by gin phillips, is another precarious step up a. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips booksamillion online book. A stunning novel youll be talking about all summer long. Fierce kingdom gin phillips, 2017 penguin publishing 288 pp. A novel by gin phillips is a book that i read a lot about before i put it on my tbr. Hunted at the zoo in fierce kingdom the new york times. After finishing, i pulled my loved ones a little closer. Consider the fact that fierce kingdom is set in a zoo an environment we normally think of as safe and where animals, not humans, are in captivity. I wanted to write a book about motherhood, phillips says of fierce kingdom, the story of a mother and fouryearold son trapped in their local zoo by an active shooter event. The atlanta journalconstitution because we make fun of helicopter parents for the lengths they go to to keep perfectly safe children even safer, we can can forget that, for children, safety is a kind of loveand that makes fierce kingdom a terrifying book, but more. Fierce kingdom is gripping and almost impossible to put down.
The book explores the strength of a mothers love and the bond between mother and son, asking readers how far they would go to protect their own children. Just enter your email to add this book to your box. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips penguin random house audio. Fierce kingdom is a novel that crackles with tension and danger. Win a copy of the gripping and unputdownable fierce kingdom by gin phillips. The new york timesan electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond. The premise is a mass shooting occurring in a zoo, not an.
Well add publisher questions if and when theyre available. Aug 17, 2017 the book is different for every reader. Jul 19, 2017 fierce kingdom by gin phillips 275 pages. Review of fierce kingdom by gin phillips for the blondielocks book clubs first read of the summer, we chose fierce kingdom by gin phillips as it promised to be a pageturning thriller that would keep us on the edge of our seat the entire time. An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him.
Joan and her fouryearold son are ending an otherwise ordinary day at the zoo, when suddenly, just before they reach the exit, something goes very wrong. In the emerging genre of active shooter fiction, it stands out do to its raw and honest portrayal of violence and human instinct. Ten lucky fabulous readers will win a copy of this. There are two i think different ways you can read the ending of fierce kingdom. They are happy, and the day has been close to perfect. Transworld has preempted rights to a truly special book titled fierce kingdom by gin phillips. Mar 31, 2020 the best reads from the 2020 quarantine book club leandra beabout.
Fierce kingdom by gin phillips meet your next favorite book. Heres what to expect from this thriller no spoilers. Discuss what techniques the author uses to create a. Win a copy of the gripping and unputdownable fierce kingdom by. For the blondielocks book clubs first read of the summer, we chose fierce kingdom by gin phillips as it promised to be a pageturning thriller. The air crackles with malevolence and unbearable tension, as even the zoo animals, locked in their cages, sense the approaching violence. The new york timesan electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him. So i like that the reader can decide for themselves what happens. A masterful thrill ride and an exploration of motherhood itselffrom its tender moments of grace to its savage powerfierce kingdom asks where the boundary is between our animal instinct to survive and our human duty to protect one another. And if the book is really good, time spent in the grip of mounting fear pays off with an explosive and cathartic ending. Fierce kingdom an electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him.
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