Bøker av Alexandra Oliva

Alexandra Olivas debut, Den siste, er en drivende psykologisk spenningsroman som reiser spørsmål om virkelighet og fiksjon, hvor raske vi er til å dømme og hvor lett vi lar oss manipulere.Zoo står ved et veiskille i livet. Hun lengter etter eventyr og spenning, og hun trenger tid til å tenke. Hun sender inn en søknad, og snart er hun en av tolv deltakere som konkurrerer i en realityserie i den utilgjengelige villmarken i New England. Det handler om å overleve, vise utholdenhet og overvinne mentale utfordringer.Samtidig som serien spilles inn skjer det utenkelige: En verdensomspennende katastrofe truer med å utrydde sivilisasjonen. Zoo, som er helt isolert, merker først ikke at spillet er over. Uvitende om hva som har skjedd, fortsetter hun å kjempe seg lenger inn i skogen uten å innse at det ikke lenger finnes ledetråder eller kameraer som er skjult i trærne, eller at forstedene hun til slutt kommer til, er helt øde.Eventyret er over. Zoe forsøker å komme seg hjem, tilbake til mannen sin. Og nå må hun for alvor lære å overleve.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Last One by Alexandra Oliva read by Mark Chamberlain and Nicol Zanzarella. ******* A dazzling and unsettling novel of psychological suspense. Survival is the name of the game as one womans mind and body are pushed to the limit. TWELVE CONTESTANTS When Zoo agrees to take part in a new reality TV show, In the Dark, she knows that she will be tested to the limits of her endurance. Beating eleven competitors in a series of survival tasks deep in the forest, living on camera at the extremes of her comfort zone, will be the ultimate challenge before she returns home to start a family. A GAME WITH NO END As the contestants are overcome by hunger, injury and psychological breakdown, the mind games, tricks and hazards to which Zoo is subjected grow dark beyond belief. This isnt what she signed up for: the deserted towns and gruesome props, the empty loneliness. Is this a game with no end? And what is happening away from the cameras gaze? Discovering the truth will be just the beginning... AN ALTERED REALITY Translated into over twenty languages, The Last One is a gripping, provocative tale of survival - of the fittest, of the best loved, of the relationships that sustain us. Its a searingly modern thriller and a timeless story of a womans journey home. Praise for The Last One A high-concept, high-octane affair ... The conceit is undoubtedly clever and well executed, but what makesThe Last One such a page-turner is Zoo herself: practical, tough-minded and appealing Guardian Clever in its concept and gripping in its delivery. This propulsive book is for everyone who ever thought reality television signalled the end of the world. Haunting, moving, and remarkable Karen Joy Fowler, Booker-shortlisted author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves The Last One seamlessly melds two of our contemporary obsessions -- the threat of global catastrophe; the staged drama of reality TV -- into a fiercely imagined tale of the human psyche under stress. An uncompromising, thought-provoking debut Justin Cronin, author of international bestseller The Passage Taut, tense and at times almost unbearably real, The Last One is both a compelling read, and a terrifyingly believable evocation of survival against the odds Ruth Ware, author of international bestseller In a Dark, Dark Wood Page-turning and deeply unsettling Rosamund Lupton, author of international bestseller Sister Tense and gorgeous and so damn clever. I loved every second Lauren Beukes, author of international bestseller The Shining Girls Clever in the best sense: Oliva is able to skewer reality show culture and dystopian tropes while never letting concept or critique become more important than a good yarn. The novel is thoroughly steeped in its times-the use of a Reddit-like forum plays a key plot role-but unlike other dystopian novels, it doesnt so much use contemporary times to warn us about potential future collapse as it shows what impact our times have on the ways we think about identity and human relationships. An astute and compelling entry into the post-apocalypse genre Kirkus Gripping portrayal of an ordinary persons evolving survival instincts as she realizes she cant trust the reality she sees Booklist