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David Hewson

David Hewson Books

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David Hewson is a British author known for his suspense novels. Born on January 9, 1953, he has been creating best-selling books since the 1980s, many of which have been adapted into television series and films. Hewson's works are characterized by their historical background and intricate character development.

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Carnival For The Dead

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“Dependence breeds neither cordiality nor respect. - Pg. 77”

Respect Dependence Cordiality

Book:Carnival For The Dead

Source: Carnival For The Dead

“In his shabby jeans Vos never thought of himself as old. Nor did most of those he met as far as he could work out. They seemed to treat him like an odd adolescent, trapped in amber in his houseboat, listening to old rock, visiting the nearby coffee shop for a smoke from time to time, lingering over beers in Drie Vaten.”

Teenager Rock Amsterdam Ageless

Book:The House of Dolls

Source: The House of Dolls

“This casual neglect, a lack of care and worry, helped him feel easy in this quiet and leisurely part of the city.”

Shabby Homely Easy Life Easy Going Homely Environment Casual Neglect Shabby Chic

Book:The House of Dolls

Source: The House of Dolls

“In their vanity men focus on what they wish to hear and miss the hidden meaning, the lurking threat.”

Men Wish Focus Missing Threat Vanity Lurking Hidden Meaning

Author:David Hewson

“It's a long ride home with nothing but me for company. I bore myself sometimes. Not often. Just now and again.”

Long Sometimes Home Company Bores

Author:David Hewson

“There is an argument for believing that the entire process of writing a piece of fiction is simply a thinly-controlled and highly-internalised nervous breakdown designed, with a bit of luck, to produce something worthwhile at the end.”

Writing Believe Ends Bits Process Fiction Pieces Produce Argument Luck Nervous Controlled Worthwhile Breakdown Nervous Breakdown

Book:Writing: A User Manual: A practical guide to planning, starting and finishing a novel

Source: Writing: A User Manual: A practical guide to planning, starting and finishing a novel

“The only sheets I'll ever long for are my own.”

Long My Own Sheets

Author:David Hewson

“What must be done must be done, whatever the price, the cost, the pain. One day we all must walk through fire.”

Done Pain Walks Fire One Day Cost

Author:David Hewson

“A nation's not a child, for God's sake. ... It's like a wild horse you tame by breaking it. Or a fiery woman you slap till she sees sense and warms your bed.”

Children Nations Bed Horse Sake Slap Fiery Wild Horses

Author:David Hewson

“Talking to Lee Child and discovering, from his chapter in The Chopin Manuscript, that he's even more of an audio geek than I am (as his chapter in Chopin proves).”

Children Talking Prove Discovering Chapters Geek Manuscripts Audio

Author:David Hewson

About the Author

Born: January 9, 1953
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