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Sierra Ripoche
Sierra McGrath-Ripoche is a fictional character from Patrick McGrath (novelist), Patrick McGrath's novels. She was introduced in 1990 in the Psychological fiction novel ''Spider (novel), Spider'' as Sierra and became an omnipresent character in the works of the author. Patrick McGrath admitted in 1992 that this running story was created to make live his daughter-like character. The character Sierra was first introduced in ''Spider'' as "a raw diamond" who lived the calm city of Beignet as a server in a restaurant. It appears quickly that her beauty, through "the reddening color" of her hair and the "intensity of her blue eyes", and her interpersonal skills hide mysteries which are revealed as one goes along the novels. The character becomes major in ''Martha Peake: A novel of the Revolution'' where her secrets are revealed. Life Story The story of Sierra is that of fairy tale transposed into the real world. She meets a Frenchman who makes her know the passionate and genuine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick McGrath (novelist)
Patrick McGrath (born 7 February 1950) is a British novelist, whose work has been categorised as gothic fiction. Early life McGrath was born in London and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital from the age of five where his father was Medical Superintendent. He was educated at a Jesuit boarding school in Windsor from the age of thirteen, before moving to another Jesuit public school, Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, upon the closure of his first school. In 1967, at the age of sixteen, he ran away from this institution to London. He graduated from the Birmingham College of Commerce with an honours degree in English and American literature in 1971, awarded externally by the University of London, before his father found him a job later that year in Penetang, Ontario working in the Oakridge top-security unit of the Penetang Mental Health Centre. He has lived in various parts of North America and also spent several years on a remote island in the North Pacific, before finally settling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |