𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Cover of The Contortionist's Handbook

The Contortionist's Handbook

✍ Scribed by Craig Clevenger


Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers;Fourth Estate
Year
2003;2014
Tongue
en-US
Weight
165 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN
0007402783

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis


A stunning novel about a brilliant young forger who continually reinvents himself to escape the authorities, described by Chuck Palahniuk, bestselling author of FIGHT CLUB, as 'the best book I have read in easily five years. Easily. Maybe ten years.'

Following a near fatal overdose of painkillers, Daniel Fletcher is resuscitated in a Los Angeles emergency room and detained for psychiatric evaluation. Through a series of questions and tests, the psychiatrist must ascertain whether the patient intended to kill himself, or whether he can walk free. What the psychiatrist doesn't know is that 'Daniel Fletcher' is actually John -- Johnny -- Dolan Vincent, a brilliant young forger who continually changes his identity to save himself from a lifetime of incarceration. Johnny has done such assessments before -- many, many times.

As he creates an elaborate bluff for the evaluator, Johnny reveals the true story of his traumatic past -- a broken...


πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES


cover
✍ Taran Matharu πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2018 πŸ› Feiwel & Friends 🌐 English βš– 3 MB πŸ‘ 1 views

**_"The ability to summon is passed down through the blood..."_** **Summoner:** One who is gifted with the ability to summon demonic creatures that are emotionally connected to their human counterparts. As brought to life in the bestselling Summoner series, the magic of summoning is also an art, wi

cover
✍ Jim Benton πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2017 πŸ› Scholastic Inc.;Scholastic Press 🌐 English βš– 1 MB πŸ‘ 1 views

There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, t

The Dead Wife's Handbook
✍ Hannah Beckerman πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2013;2014 πŸ› Penguin Books Ltd 🌐 en-GB βš– 228 KB

**The Dead Wife's Handbook is the stunning emotional debut from author Hannah Beckerman.** __ ___'Today is my death anniversary. A year ago today I was still alive.'_ Rachel, Max and their daughter Ellie had the perfect life - until the night Rachel's heart stopped beating. Now Max and Ellie are

cover
✍ Josie Brown πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2011 πŸ› Signal Press 🌐 English βš– 518 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

Murder. Suspense. Romance. And some handy household tips. Every housewife needs an alias. Donna Stone has one β€” and it happens to be government-sanctioned. But when terrorism hits close to home, it makes for strange bedfellows β€” and brings new meaning to the old adage, β€œHoney, I’m home…” If you

cover
✍ Paul Dale πŸ“‚ Fiction πŸ“… 2012;2008 πŸ› Paul Dale;Incandescent Phoenix Books 🌐 English βš– 194 KB

To become a Dark Lord is no easy thing. The simple ambition to hold dominion over the world and bend all to your will sounds straightforward but it's not. There are armies to raise, fortresses to build, heroes to defeat, battles to be fought, hours of endless soliloquy in front of the mirrorit's a n