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Darling Jim: A Novel Audio CD – CD, May 18, 2009

by Christian Moerk (Author), Stephen Hoye (Narrator), Justine Eyre (Narrator)
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When two sisters and their aunt are found dead in their suburban Dublin home, it seems that the secret behind their untimely demise will never be known. But then Niall, a young mailman, finds a mysterious diary in the post office's dead-letter bin. From beyond the grave, Fiona Walsh shares the most tragic love story he's ever heard-and her tale has only just begun. Niall soon becomes enveloped by the mystery surrounding itinerant storyteller Jim, who traveled through Ireland enrapturing audiences and wooing women with his macabre mythic narratives. Captivated by Jim, townspeople across Ireland thought it must be a sad coincidence that horrific murders trailed him wherever he went-and they failed to connect that the young female victims, who were smitten by the newest bad boy in town, bore an all too frightening similarity to the victims in Jim's own fictional plots. The Walsh sisters, fiercely loyal to one another, were not immune to "darling" Jim's powers of seduction, but found themselves in harm's way when they began to uncover his treacherous past. Niall must now continue his dangerous hunt for the truth-and for the vanished third sister-while there's still time. And in the woods, the wolves from Jim's stories begin to gather.
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    Tantor Audio
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    May 18, 2009
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    6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1400141982
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1400141982
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"Darling Jim is a delicious, dangerous and very original story within a story." ---Pam Lewis, author of Speak Softly, She Can Hear

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tantor Audio; Library - Unabridged CD edition (May 18, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1400141982
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400141982
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 0.9 x 6.4 inches
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shelley
5.0 out of 5 stars DARLING JIM is a Masterful Must Read!
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
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DARLING JIM's characters are not only written with vibrant dimension, they will slowly draw the reader in and never let them go until the very end! Often opting for the classical, I was intrigued at the continual twists and turns of this complex tale within a tale set in many an Irish venue-
And though the story is surrounded by the lovely idyllic Hills of Ireland, there clearly lurks a danger there that cannot be underestimated; just when the audience thinks they've got the plot figured, they are taken for a loop!
The fact that the dimensional & richly developed female POVs were written by a man is indiscernible...a quality that many female and male readers alike will find appealing-
As a credentialed Literature Teacher, I would happily recommend this novel supplement Senior High & College Lit level classes, and have gifted this book to several individuals who have also exclaimed they have enjoyed the read greatly-
In short, and to recap, DARLING JIM is a Masterful Must Read!
Pick up a copy poste haste; you'll be glad you did!
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barry
4.0 out of 5 stars A definite treat
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2009
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This book was such a joy to read - one of those books you can't put down once you start it. From page one the novel grabs you with a dramatic jolt and sets the stage of immense curiosity as to what happened to these three sisters andd their aunt.

The author uses great literary skill to tell us just that. The introduction of the diary and using it to tell much of the story is very creative. Through this means we discover the true story of the Walsh girls and the mystery of the great Jim. He is such a huge part of this story but what is he all about. Do you really dare find out?

This book comes across as part fairytale, part horror, part suspense and part gothic. All of it works. The character of Niall the postman is a very creative, realistic persona. All the characters are fully developed. I gave the book 4 stars for a few times the diary sequences did drag a little but I highly recommend this book. It is all the things I said above and written expertly. The author has provided a great journey for the reader to take.
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Bettina Hooper
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Read It
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2012
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The opening pages of 'Darling Jim' are indeed emotionally rough going. I almost didn't stick with it but did... and about 4 chapters in realized I was reading a masterpiece of modern storytelling. It is a rollicking 21st century fairy tale told in exquisite crackerjack prose by the diverse voices of some of the most fascinating, finely wrought characters in literature.
Whew! I've run out of superlatives. Didja guess this is one of my all time favorite books?

I believe bad timing; it's release during the Millennium series craze, is the reason the world never went nuts over 'Darling Jim'.

Just read it.
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Bitsy Bling Books
3.0 out of 5 stars A stormy night read
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2009
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An irresistible dark tale of murder and revenge successfully told from the primarily feminine point of view by a male author. Darling Jim is a story within a story within a story. The perspective does change, but the author makes transitions easy to follow and does it seamlessly without creating any disjointed jolt in time. It held my interest all the way through and I thought all the characters were fully developed and engaging. The book contained the interesting use of several themes including old fork lore, superstitions and cultural details, all of which are incorporated in modern scenery and time and expose social issues and flaws in the system. The language was neatly designed with believable dialogue and fairly tolerable imagery.

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Although this was a story within a story within a story, I would have liked the main tale to remain the forward focus. It needed to carry the weight and continue to capture the audience. The supporting stories provide details, but at times became a bit too lengthy. Towards the end, the story wobbles taking a turn towards the fantastical. A map, a castle gate and descriptions of wizards and princes are intended to aid to the fairy tale sub theme and could have worked if the author remained more concrete with his details. I think this approach was done to create a mysterious atmosphere but because it does not remain grounded it takes away from the actual horror of the story by making it too unbelievable and I began to lose some of the sympathy I originally felt for the sister characters. Although the author made a valiant attempt, the language did not evoke or appeal to all senses and therefore did not carrying the spine shivering effect he was most likely hoping for.

All in all, it was an entertaining read that I think is great for a stormy day or to cuddle up with on a chilly October night.
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milanina77
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
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Not the best book I ever read, but a decent listen on long card rides. The characters are interesting and the story-line keep you engaged.
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Mirja B
5.0 out of 5 stars clever and creepy crime
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2021
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Darling Jim is written so cleverly it creeps me out. In a good way, just not before bedtime. As the plot unfolds and you sink deeper and deeper into the madness, the swaps between dead girls' diaries, wolf tales and real life gets blurry and it's a hard book to put down - or not to skip ahead, just to get a glimpse of an end. In itself madness, as the book begins with the end, and still manage to keep up the suspense til the end.
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Mike Doherty
1.0 out of 5 stars It joins the short list of my personal "books I love to hate
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015
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This was a title selected by my book club. I felt I had to finish it for that reason only. It joins the short list of my personal "books I love to hate."
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2.0 out of 5 stars Irish stew
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2009
"Darling Jim" is much less than the sum of its parts. The initial premise, three dead women in a house, is eerie and evocative, but the idea that the two dying young women could write such detailed diaries is absurd. The character of Niall is wildly inconsistent -- sometimes he seems utterly clueless, at other times he's bold and decisive. Once Niall ends up in the forest looking for the lost link in the story we realize that Moerck has let his imagination get the best of him. Finally, some of the similes are frightfully bad. Something or other is "black as the inside of a miner's lungs." They're the kind of similes that take you right out of the story and show the author trying to be clever. Good concept to start the novel, but it devolves into a fairy tale that tries to do way too much. How Darling Jim ends up being another Jim Morrison is totally beyond me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hervorragende Leistung
Reviewed in Germany on April 5, 2016
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Einer der besten Krimis, die ich in den letzten Jahren gelesen habe. Obwohl ich das Buch auf deutsch schon vor ein paar Jahren gelesen hatte, als es noch ziemlich neu war, hat es mir in englischer Sprache noch besser gefallen - es kam mir jetzt fast neu vor, und ich merkte, wie viele Einzelheiten ich in der Zwischenzeit schon verdrängt hatte. Einen guten Krimi kann man eben mehrmals lesen, auch wenn man noch weiß, wer der Killer war (spielt hier sowieso keine überragende Rolle, wer letztendlich welchen Mord begangen hat).
Auf jeden Fall für jeden Liebhaber von etwas verzwickteren Plots sehr zu empfehlen!
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Eileen Shaw
5.0 out of 5 stars Cake-faced lotto winners from Clonokilty...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2011
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Why did an inoffensive widow and aunt lock up, starve and poison her three young nieces Fiona, Roisin and Aoife? Why did only Aoife escape and what happened to her? How did a legend grow up around Darling Jim, the man who caused a sensation with the stories he told of Ireland's past - and what's the answer - will he kill or will he love?

There's a mundane answer to nearly every question raised by this book, but undercutting that there is a fabulous story of obsession, passion, desire, and the man called Darling Jim. This is a novel that fizzes with unease and ambiguity. Beautifully told, beautifully written, it's quite unlike anything you're likely to have read before. There is a distinct touch of Angela Carter in the plot, with it's embedded fable, set in the darkness of Ireland's past, of two brothers, one of whom tried to kill his twin. For everyone in the story there is a real life counterpart - there's even someone playing the part of the brave knight, who tries to save the maiden - he's a postal clerk called Niall with an unlikely, almost unfeasible interest in this strange romantic story.

The ending is not as good as what's gone before, but it's difficult to see how one could improve on what has gone before. This is writing with an edge of sharpest power and most delicate pain.
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