Understanding Novels: A Lively Exploration Of Literary Form And Technique

'The approach is zestful and exhilarating. The style engages in a
dialogue with the reader' Derek Neale, Creative Writing Tutor, The Open
University

Understanding Novels is a lively and entertaining guide to
analysing literary form to make everyday reading more enriching,
satisfying and fun. Bestselling literature author, Thomas C. Foster,
writes in an informal and engaging style to show how a novel's
structure - point of view, narrative voice, chapter construction,
character `emblems' and even the first sentence, serve to create
meaning and form the special literary language of the novel. The way
the story is told is as important as the story being told and
influences how readers will respond. If readers are going to hold the
life and death of novels in their hands, they should probably find out
more about them. . .

For book lovers and literature buffs who want to get more
insight, more understanding, and more pleasure from their reading -
this is an excellent, non-academic guide, featuring an impressive array
of modern and classic literature examples.