Seesaw (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Deborah Moggach |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 11 Mar 1996 |
| Media type | Print & Audio |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 0-434-00312-3 |
Seesaw, is a 1996 novel by English author Deborah Moggach, first published in 1996 by Heinemann and recommended in OUP's Good Fiction Guide.[1]
Plot introduction
Hannah, the seventeen-year-old daughter of upper middle class Morris and Val Price, is kidnapped with a half-million-pound ransom. The novel focuses on both the Price family and the kidnappers in the time leading up to the abduction. The book also focuses on the relationships between Jon and Eva, the two kidnappers, and Hannah as well as what happens to all characters following her release.
Reception
- 'provocative, enthralling, bang-up-to-the-minute' - Daily Mail[2]
- 'a gripping and thoroughly intelligent read' - Evening Standard[3]
Television adaptation
Deborah Moggach also wrote the script for a three-part television adaptation of the novel, first broadcast in March 1998[4] on ITV.[5]
Cast
- Morris Price - David Suchet
- Val Price - Geraldine James
- Hannah Price - Joanna Potts
- Jon - Neil Stuke
- Eva - Amanda Ooms
References
- ↑ page 353 of Good Fiction Guide ed. Jane Rogers, 2nd edition published 2005 by OUP
- ↑ 1997 Mandarin p/b edition front cover
- ↑ 1997 Mandarin p/b edition back cover
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145633/ IMDb
- ↑ http://film.performance-insurance.tv/CliveParsons.aspx
External links
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