Surely one of the most beguiling books of this season, this rich, sophisticated. Hayley atwell sexscene with matthew macfadyen resurfaces. The elderly logan mountstuart recalls his life as recorded in his many journals. Consequently, the life of logan mountstuart began slowly but surely to. A girl with a cape childrens book author amy logan. I can see the frigorificoa vast white factory with its stone jetty and towering chimney stack. William boyds novel any human heart is his disjointed autobiography, a massive tome chronicling my personal rollercoasteror rather, not so much a rollercoaster, but a yoyo, a jerking spinning toy in the hands of a maladroit child. Later in their midthirties the pair reunites in barcelona during the spanish civil war as logan writes about the spanish anarchists at the aragon front. Reading guide for any human heart by william boyd discussion guide for book clubs. The african journal logan mountstuart spent the next few months in london trying to sort out, at. Jun 10, 2015 a girl with a cape author amy logan this is a small slice of the awesome amy logan in action as she empowers students at every school that she goes to. Below, kailey rhone looks deeper into any human heart. William boyd was born in accra, ghana, and attended university in nice, glasgow and oxford. Logan gonzago mountstuart, writer, was born in 1906, and died of a heart.
Currently residing in the north eastern side of scotland, stuart mcbride is not only a writer but he is a reputable potato farmer. The african journal logan mountstuart spent the next few months in london trying to sort out, at a distance, the settling of his affairs in new york. By purchasing this title, you may be eligible to receive an ebook credit toward select. Nov 21, 2010 the elderly logan mountstuart recalls his life as recorded in his many journals. And while the first edition of the factory girl appears to have attracted only local attention, the novel was reprinted in 1815, 1824, 1831, and 1854, with savage receiving more and. It covers the life of the fictional logan mountstuart, a marginal author and journalist from a wealthy family, whose life is woven around a tapestry of the culturally rich and famous in the twentieth century. Like with her literary works, there are many open ended questions and much speculation surrounding her life. William boyd explains the origins of any human hearts. Any human heart is a bigger, more ambitious book than throwaway boyd efforts like stars and bars and armadillo, and while its a bumpy performance at times, mr. There is only so much enthusiasm one can have for adolescent boys as they discover girls, join the rugby team and apply. Can be read with sheer pleasure not only for the delicacy of its emotions but for the. Logan mountstuart, this book s main protagonist, is a writer whereas john james todd from the new.
William boyd is one of the best writers around and this tv adaptation of his wonderful book of the same name doesnt disappoint. Factory girl is a song by the rolling stones which appears on their 1968 album beggars banquet. Willow and thatch every human being is a collection of selves we never stay just one person. I dont know what i expected i read boyds waiting for sunrise a few months ago and wasnt impressed and although id enjoyed his prior work, an ice cream war a bit more, they still both garnered only 7s from me. After meeting ernest hemingway in paris, he publishes his first book, the sexy novel the girl factory, which becomes a best seller. I just wanted to know if anyone here read the book specifically because tom. It is very similar to an appalachian folk tune, especially due to its minimal arrangement, featuring mick jagger on vocals, keith richards on acoustic guitar, rocky dijon on conga drums, ric grech of family on fiddleviolin, dave mason of traffic on mellotron using the mandolin sound, and charlie. However, his chosen girl, the feisty socialist land fothergill seeks only his intellectual companionship. Apr 16, 2012 in fact despite this being a work of fiction it would not surprise me if leesmilne had just popped up in the book this novel is the diary of the half english, half uruguayan, logan mountstuart, and it follows his life from 1923 as a 17yearold schoolboy to 1991 as a 85 year old man. Any human heart by william boyd is not a book to read in one sitting.
Soon afterwards he publishes his first novel, the girl factory, and the notices. Any human heart william boyd read online free books. Edie factory girl is a privileged glimpse into warhols inner sanctum, via revealing interviews with intimates, friends, and scenesters, in which edie orbits around the likes of bob dylan, salvador dali, betsey johnson, lou reed, judy garland, and many more, before departing as quickly as she came. William boyds masterful new novel tells, in a series of intimate journals, the story of. But logans creator, william boyd, is multifaceted and inventive, and. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Her writing and persona embodied the notion of the factory girl of nineteenth century scotland. Leaving little to the imagination, hayley, 35, embraces her role as the flighty freya deverell, with whom macfadyans existential protagonist logan.
And the device of randomly changing the setting or killing the characters only underlines how dull the book is. William boyds masterful new novel tells, in a series of intimate journals, the story of logan mountstuartwriter, lover, art dealer, spyas he makes his often precarious way through the twentieth century. Any human heart film tie in edition by william boyd. In 1823 she published a selfhelp book, advice to a young. The intimate journals of logan mountstuart is a 2002 novel by william boyd, a british writer. Unfortunately the mothers preoccupation with superstitions was about the only thing i found interesting in the book. Any human heart william boyd page 38 read online free books. All that changes when she is forced by the chinese government to become a factory girl to serve her country for one. William boyd explains the origins of any human hearts logan mountstuart, and why the journal form of his novel was the natural choice.
Its the story of a fascinating life despite it being peppered with disappoinments. Any human heart vintage international kindle edition by boyd. His novel, girl factory, on the other hand, does unexpectedly well despite negative press. The character appears in logan as the girl logan has to save, but laura kinney has a lengthy history in marvels xmen comic books. Feeling logan is beneath her, she marries a labour m. A girl with a cape author amy logan this is a small slice of the awesome amy logan in action as she empowers students at every school that she goes to. I can hear the lowing of a thousand cattle waiting to be slaughtered, butchered, cleaned and frozen. Any human heart is williams boyds classic, bestselling novel now a major channel 4 drama every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but logan mountstuart s lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century contains more than its fair share of both. Factory girl is a story of a group of young uyghur girls, one of many ethnic minorities living in china, that will pull at your heartstrings.
But the novel is very much more than a travelogue through the past century. Logan mountstuart, this books main protagonist, is a writer whereas john james todd from the new confessions is a cinematographer, but both. Logan churns out a study of the poet shelley that receives good praise but garners only modest sales. There are a few moments when the factorys material environment appearsmarys work is reeling cotton. The books title, as the epigraph points out, comes from novelist henry james. Feb 16, 2003 logan was born in uruguay, where his father ran a cornedbeef plant before his transfer back to birmingham headquarters. Any human heart, for all its titular generality, is that rare thing. Logan gonzago mountstuart, writer, was born in 1906, and died of. Jan 26, 2010 any human heart by william boyd is not a book to read in one sitting.
In 1926, as an oxford student, he is keen to race his friends peter and ben to losing their virginity. Any human heart, william boyds 2002 novel, took thirty months to research. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Logan was born in uruguay, where his father ran a cornedbeef plant before his transfer back to birmingham headquarters. I stir the memory soup in my head, hoping gobbets of uruguay will float to the surface. The factory girl poem by john arthur phillips poem hunter. It is written as a lifelong series of journals kept by the fictional character mountstuart, a writer whose life 19061991 spanned the defining episodes of the 20th century, crossed several continents and included a convoluted sequence of relationships and literary endeavours. Logan follows a serious book with the girl factory, based on his experiences with prostitutes, and many of the friends who have seen him as a serious writer are puzzled by his creating a popular. Its the story of the life of logan gonzago mountstuart from university into old age. It is the intimate journal of the writer logan mountstuart and is written in the style of a autobiography but is actually pure fiction the same device the author used in the new confessions and nat tate. Any human heart was made into a tv miniseries in 2010.
She wasnt the least bit pretty and only the least bit gay and she walked with a firm elastic tread. Factory girl is filled with photographs far from your typical kodak moments, but its text brings the reader back through time and history to a point when young girls had to support their families by working in dangerous factories under crowded conditions. For this reason, the literary biography of her life most of which is. Two years later i was born, their only child, named logan gonzago after my respective grandfathers neither of whom was alive to meet his grandson. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.
A madcap wonder of a tale, this novel offers the journals of adventurer and spy logan mountstuart. Factory girl by shane baxter vintage erotica novel. Read free book excerpt from any human heart by william boyd, page 2 of 4. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the. Her job was dull and she resented the petty restraints, longing for the time when she had enough money saved to leave belfast. He authors a popular book the girl factory, followed by a minor tome the occidentals and achieves modest recognition as a novelist. As the first book in the logan mcrae series, cold granite is a hard rock story that is undeniably a good read for every crime thriller fan. Logan composes his first novel, the girl factory, and forms a friendship with hemingway. Minds imaginings, a critically successful biography of shelley.
Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but logan mountstuarts lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century contains more than its fair share of both. Sarah savage, the factory girl 1814 1 the factory girl 1814, by sarah savage todays readers may find the factory girl confusing in its lack of industrial details. Ellen johnston was born in 1835, and died around 1874. Nearing 60 and beginning to fade, logan is accosted by the outraged new york father of a girl he has bedded. The intimate journals of logan mountstuart is a 2002 novel by william boyd. The factory girl 1814, by sarah savage commonplace.
Any human heart is his disjointed autobiography, a massive tome chronicling my personal rollercoasteror rather, not so much a rollercoaster, but a yoyo, a jerking spinning toy in the hands of a maladroit child. For most of the rest of his life, mountstuart keeps at a stuttering writing career, cruising along on advances arranged for him by his efficient agent, wallace. Roshen is sixteen and looking forward to becoming a teacher and marrying her sweetheart. Does boyd want his readers to assume that despite the private revelations of the diary form, we still cannot know the last word about logan mountstuart. Logans journal is not a meticulous one, written instead in fits and starts. Author william boyd has constructed the book such that logan is telling the.
William boyd explains the origins of any human hearts logan. Any human heart at its core is a fictionalized journal of a fictitious character, logan mountstuart. Logan mountstuart, this books main protagonist, is a writer whereas john james todd from the new confessions is a cinematographer, but both share that personality that is a mix of ironic british detachment and a carefree optimism. Jan 17, 2019 logan mountstuart is the microcosm of mankind. Soon afterwards he publishes his first novel, the girl factory, and the notices are awful. Very little is known about it and it is considered a lost film it premiered at the victoria theatre in sydney and was called one of the most sentimental and strongest picture dramas yet produced at this continuous picture house. Logan gonzago mountstuart, writer, was born in 1906, and died of a heart attack on october 5, 1991, aged 85. This book focuses on the relationships with her parents, and the multitude of people that go in and out of her life.
The intimate journals of logan montstuart by william boyd. Boyd has in mind part of his book s generosity is the great variety of. The book begins with karen as a very young girl, and describes life with two parents as factory workers, and follows her through her teenage years into college. Land is not impressed with his book, feeling it has no intellectual value. But, especially, both are told in the first person by very similar characters. In fact despite this being a work of fiction it would not surprise me if leesmilne had just popped up in the book this novel is the diary of the half english, half uruguayan, logan mountstuart, and it follows his life from 1923 as a 17yearold schoolboy to 1991 as a 85 year old man.