The other thing is how it all takes place in a span of just three hours, which is unusual for a mystery, but works so well in this book. Gin phillips talks fierce kingdom, her new thriller tackling. The story, as presented by author gin phillips, drops the reader into one of the worst scenarios imaginable, both for those who must deal with the situation and those who are. Just enter your email to add this book to your box. Gin phillips is an award winning american author of contemporary, historical fiction and childrens books. This is an elegant, taut, and tense survival story that explores the boundaries of parental love.
Jul 25, 2017 gin phillips explores these questions in fierce kingdom, a novel that follows one mother as she tries to keep herself and her son alive during a shooting at a zoo. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips lea hernandezs database. Gin phillips s heartpounding novel will have readers questioning what lengths a mother would go to in order to save her child. A haunting story that will keep readers frantically turning pages until the very end, fierce kingdom is a stunning novel youll be talking about all summer long. Jewelry, gifts, vintage items, collectibles, books, and so much more. A masterful thrill ride and an exploration of motherhood itselffrom its tender moments of grace to its savage power fierce kingdom asks where the boundary is between our animal instinct to survive and our human duty to protect one another. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The zoo is nearly empty as joan and her fouryearold son soak up the last few moments of playtime.
It is panicinducingly gripping as joan dashes in her. Jun 05, 2017 were delighted to be kicking off the fierce kingdom blog tour fierce kingdom, the raceagainsttime thriller by gin phillips, has got everyone talking. In the emerging genre of active shooter fiction, it stands out do to its raw and honest portrayal of violence and human instinct. Trigger warning readers annotation a trip to the zoo turned deadly, a mother does everything to protect her son. This story hooked me and dragged me along for the ride. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips february 2, 2017 were delighted to reveal the cover of fierce kingdom, the incredible new thriller by gin phillips, which hits the shelves on 15 th june. Capturing the power of a mothers love for her child. This is the sort of book that, by virtue of its horrific premise. A minute by minute account of the sounds drift from the entrance of the zoo two cracks, then several more. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips, 9780857525017, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. A very happy publication day to gin phillips, fierce kingdom publishes today and it is a summer 2017 must read.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the bookworms fantasy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Joan takes her four year old son lincoln to the zoo regularly. Margot robbieproduced fierce kingdom lands black list. The guardian extreme heartpounding adventure, right this way. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips 9780857525000hardback. Cat vasko has been hired to write the script for the adaptation of gin phillips novel fierce kingdom, for warner bros. Today im very excited to be taking part in the blog tour for gin phillips s novel, fierce kingdom. This book was a quickish read for me, not only because of the length, but because i felt. Every choice the protagonist makes in fierce kingdom, the expertly made new thriller by gin phillips. Click to read more about fierce kingdom by gin phillips. Fierce kingdom fierce kingdom, book by phillips, gin. The authors second book come in and cover me was published in 2012. The zoo is nearly empty as joan and her fouryearold.
Posts about phillips, gin written by simon mcdonald. Gin phillips had no intention of writing summers most scintillating literary thriller. The air crackles with malevolence and unbearable tension, as even the zoo animals, locked in their cages, sense the approaching violence. I received a free digital copy of this book from the publisher via netgalley. Buy a cheap copy of fierce kingdom book by gin phillips. Book of the month club august 2017 fierce kingdom by gin phillips. Fierce kingdom, by gin phillips gin phillips new novel which follows a young mother trying to keep her child safe during a mass shooting at a zoo explores the way violence.
Part of the books great allure is that the reader feels as if this. As i read i kept wondering how do you gather your thoughts in such a situation. Buy fierce kingdom online from our australian bookstore. The zoo is nearly empty as joan and her fouryearold son soak up. Part of the book s great allure is that the reader feels as if this character, joan, is working out each of her dilemmas in real time. Fierce kingdom is the alabama writer gin phillips s fifth novel, her imagining of how a mother would react in this blackest of nightmares. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Jun, 2017 fierce kingdom is the alabama writer gin phillipss fifth novel, her imagining of how a mother would react in this blackest of nightmares. Fierce kingdom, gin phillips, 9780857525017 at booksdirect. Gin phillips new novel which follows a young mother trying to keep her child safe during a mass shooting at a zoo explores the way. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips audio book simply audiobooks. Claire cameron, author of the last neanderthal and the bear.
A mother will literally do anything for her child, and i know that now. Available but not holdable view details view details for fierce kingdom, book, available but not holdable. Reading fierce kingdom by gin phillips at the lincoln park zoo one of the things i loved about this book is how it instantly grabbed my attention and kept me in rapture from beginning to end. Jul 04, 2017 this is the question gin phillips explores in fierce kingdom. Hunted at the zoo in fierce kingdom the new york times. Jul 25, 2017 i love how gin phillips actually wrote about the thought process a mother has for her child. Summary joan regularly takes her fouryearold son, lincoln, to the zoo in the. Gin phillips is the author of the well and the mine, winner of the 2009 barnes and noble discover prize in fiction, and come in and cover me. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fierce kingdom. Spoiler warning august 17, 2017 by gin phillips 24 comments let me tell you the two most common questions ive heard in the three weeks since fierce kingdom was released. May 10, 2017 coming june 15th is fierce kingdom, the debut thriller from gin phillips that asks us how far we would you go to protect the ones we love. She recently wrote her debut childrens book, the hidden summer.
Piercingly effective and genuinely terrifying, gin phillips fierce kingdom is that rarest of thriller. Fierce by gin phillips is an unusual thriller in that the timeline develops at roughly the same speed that you read the book. What i appreciated most from this book was the pace. When i finished fierce kingdom by gin phillips, i actually felt my shoulders relax and drop. Gin phillips to discuss new book fierce kingdom montgomery native and author gin phillips will be appearing at pike road library at 10 a. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips is one of my favorite reads of 2018 so far. An interview with gin phillips, author of fierce kingdom. Fierce kingdom, by gin phillips gin phillips new novel which follows a young mother trying to keep her child safe during a mass. Isbn 9780735224278 also available in large print paperback, e book, audiobook, and eaudiobook formats. Many people imagine active shooter situations as a time of constant intensity. The fifth novel by american writer phillips cleverly takes an everyday scene and turns it into a nightmare.
The zoo is a frequent escape for joan and lincoln, her 4yearold son. How well do yall know southern culture foxtale book. A mothers animalistic instincts to protect her child come to the forefront in the latest literary work by gin phillips. Ill be giving you some information about the book, and will also be sharing an exclusive extract with you. Jul 19, 2017 fierce kingdom by gin phillips 275 pages. Ive never had that in a book before, and it really was a nice addition and perspective to have.
Gin phillips is the awardwinning author of the well and the mine and come in and cover me. Jun 15, 2017 buy fierce kingdom by phillips, gin isbn. The book explores the strength of a mothers love and the bond between mother and son, asking readers how far they would go to protect their own children. A quiet october afternoon becomes a real life game of how long would you survive. I suppose that a cynic would call it a book version of one of those roleplaying computer games, though that would be inaccurate. An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him. Coming june 15th is fierce kingdom, the debut thriller from gin phillips that asks us how far we would you go to protect the ones we love.
Joan and her fouryearold son are ending an otherwise ordinary day at the zoo, when suddenly, just before they reach the exit, something goes very wrong. So a mother and young son take a trip to the zoo and are having a lovely time until. I wanted to write a book about motherhood, phillips says of fierce kingdom, the story of a mother and fouryearold son trapped in their local zoo by an active shooter event. She sets the story in what many find a familiar and happy environment the zoo then pushes on many of our biggest nightmares. I was unexpectedly captivated by gin phillips novel fierce kingdom, which i read as part of the book challenge by erin earlier this month. Id been holding my breath while i was reading and was especially tense during the latter part of the story. As a day at the zoo winds down, joan and her fouryearold son, lincoln, make their way toward the exit and realize that the fireworks they heard earlier were, in fact, gunshots. Entertainment weekly gin phillipss heartpounding novel will have readers questioning what lengths a mother would go to in order to save her child. They are happy, and the day has been close to perfect. The new york times an electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths shell go to protect him. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips penguin random house canada. Jun 19, 2017 booksdirect has fierce kingdom written by gin phillips, the isbn of this book, cd or dvd is 9780857525017 and. But its not just the action that will keep you turning pages. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
Fierce kingdom by gin phillips goodreads share book. I love the other characters introduced in the novel too. Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. Fierce kingdom is a novel that crackles with tension and danger. By pitting love against fear, gin phillips questions the opposing forces of family bonds and shows how fierce one mothers love can be. Fierce kingdom is the fifth novel by this awardwinning alabama native. In this harrowing thriller from phillips come in and cover me, set at a zoo in an unnamed city, one second joan is pressing her fouryearold son, lincoln, to pack his action figures so that they c. Fierce kingdom by gin phillips i chose fierce kingdom as my august botmc book. This is the question gin phillips explores in fierce kingdom. Today i finished the book, read from a different perspective than what i started with, and in a different world. Fierce kingdom is the alabama writer gin phillipss fifth novel, her imagining of. Named a best book of 2017 by npr, amazon, kirkus, and. Joan and her fouryearold son, lincoln, have a longstanding habit of having post work and daycare.
Entertainment weekly gin phillips s heartpounding novel will have readers questioning what lengths a mother would go to in order to save her child. This was the only book this month that grabbed my attention. Do yourself a favor and devour this book before the inevitable movie premiere. Mar 26, 2018 gin phillips to discuss new book fierce kingdom montgomery native and author gin phillips will be appearing at pike road library at 10 a. Public health nursing 9th edition stanhope lancaster 9780323321532. Every choice the protagonist makes in fierce kingdom, the expertly made new thriller by gin phillips, is another precarious step up a. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. The author promised a book that would make your heart pound and she definitely delivered on that account. Joan and lincoln spend the next three hours running, navigating the false wilderness and exhibits that provide hiding placesfor themselves and for their hunters. Perfect for fans of room and we need to talk about kevin, this book takes us to the heart of one mothers plight and makes it universal.