The House of Journalists: A Novel
By Tim Finch
()
About this ebook
Welcome to the House of Journalists. Who are you and what is your story?
These are the questions that confront newcomers to the House of Journalists, the internationally renowned refuge for writers in exile at the center of this haunting Orwellian novel. Home to a select group of fellows, the House is located in a fashionable London terrace. But just how stable is this hallowed institution? Julian Snowman, the obsessive founder and chair, sees the threat of dissolution at every turn. Perhaps this explains why petty rules and restrictions abide: men live in one wing, women in the other; smoking is restricted to the central courtyard; tea is optional, but everyone attends.
As the fellows strive to remake their lives, they are urged to share their tales. Epic and intimate by turns, these stories—of courage, tragedy, and shame—become a mesmerizing chorus of voices in search of home. Among the fellows are Mustapha, who yearns for the family he tore himself from when he resisted a coup; Agnes, a photojournalist implicated in a brutal civil war; Sonny, a slight figure with don't-mess-with-me hair, who describes a harrowing escape across continents; Edson, who perilously confides his story to his writing mentor; and Mr. Stan, who draws on the noxious cigarettes of his home island, despite having been tortured there.
Only one man manages to guard his past: the mysterious new fellow AA, whose secrecy ratchets up Julian's paranoia. Julian suspects that AA is conspiring with a celebrated visiting writer to bring down the House. In fact, AA is planning something else entirely.
A world as beguiling as it is disturbing, Tim Finch's The House of Journalists is a novel of heartbreak, humanity, and wit, and announces the arrival of a striking new voice in fiction.
Tim Finch
Tim Finch works for a London think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research. He was a BBC political journalist and is a former director of communications for the Refugee Council. He is the author of The House of Journalists.
Related to The House of Journalists
Related ebooks
The Mob: "If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one." Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Early Classics of Agatha Christie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sweetness in the Lime Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret Adversary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Woman in White Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The AQALAN Initiative Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Holy Terrors Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysterious Affair at Styles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Agatha Christie Collection #1: The Mysterious Affair at Styles + The Secret Adversary: The First Hercule Poirot novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysterious Affair at Styles: The First Hercule Poirot Case Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Three Lives - The Stories of the Good Anna, Melanctha and the Gentle Lena: With an Introduction by Sherwood Anderson Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Land of Mist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnd Still I Cheat the Gallows Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Life’s Secret Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Natural History of the Gent Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Love of Money Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Works of Agatha Christie Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn My Own Voice - Reading from My Collected Works Vol. 5 – New England Tales: In My Own Voice. Reading from My Collected Works, #5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCnut - The Man From Next Week Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPraesidium Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mysterious Affair at Styles and The Murder on the Links: Agatha Christie's First Two Hercule Poirot Novels Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of an African Farm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Mark of the Beast Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChilling Ghost Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEssential Novelists - Agatha Christie: The Mistress of Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMark Twain: The Complete Novels (Black Horse Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Literary Fiction For You
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Confederacy of Dunces Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Flowers for Algernon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Piranesi Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life of Pi: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Queen's Gambit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Prophet Song: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Man Called Ove: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Old Man and the Sea: The Hemingway Library Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Master & Margarita Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Read with Jenna Pick Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tender Is the Flesh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pride and Prejudice: Bestsellers and famous Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Birds: Erotica Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Nigerwife: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Farewell to Arms Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Woman in the Room: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anna Karenina: Bestsellers and famous Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Salvage the Bones: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Annihilation: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Camp Zero: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The House of Journalists
0 ratings0 reviews