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With the dark suspense of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and the frank and shocking eroticism of Josephine Hart, this debut novel tells the story of a young teacher’s illicit affair and obsession with a historical murder.
Tasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover’s wife has just published Murder at Black Swan Point, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version—this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien’s father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman’s unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.
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Tasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover’s wife has just published Murder at Black Swan Point, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version—this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien’s father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman’s unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.
Jennifer Egan The New York Times Book Review A striking, ambitious first novel...Hooper forces open her material so that it resonates beyond itself, and she does this with...curiosity and instinctive grace.
Vince Passaro O The Oprah Magazine A brilliant, seductive, and unnerving first novel of sexual betrayal and murder...Hooper's novel is so tightly woven, so sophisticated, so full of sharp psychological truth and complex emotional and sexual life that you really have trouble believing it could be anyone's first book.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer A stunning, literate debut that combines a taut story and a unique structure...It is Hooper's prowess and her keen grasp of human psychology that make the book so rewarding.
The New Yorker A witty and unsettling meditation on innocence and experience.
The Wall Street Journal Ironic, moving, full of keen perceptions and striking sentences...a tour de force.
Vince Passaro O The Oprah Magazine A brilliant, seductive, and unnerving first novel of sexual betrayal and murder...Hooper's novel is so tightly woven, so sophisticated, so full of sharp psychological truth and complex emotional and sexual life that you really have trouble believing it could be anyone's first book.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer A stunning, literate debut that combines a taut story and a unique structure...It is Hooper's prowess and her keen grasp of human psychology that make the book so rewarding.
The New Yorker A witty and unsettling meditation on innocence and experience.
The Wall Street Journal Ironic, moving, full of keen perceptions and striking sentences...a tour de force.
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- ÉditeurJonathan Cape Ltd
- Date d'édition2002
- ISBN 10 0224062379
- ISBN 13 9780224062374
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- Nombre de pages224
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of the first novel by this author. A bibliomystery. Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of one of her most gifted pupuls. The wife of the man has recently published a true crime novel on the brutal slaying of an adulteress. When the pupils drawings start to reflect the mother's grisly work Kate starts to investigate. In fine / fine unread condition. Language: eng 0.0. N° de réf. du vendeur 16125
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. First edition first printing of the first novel by this author. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A bibliomystery. Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of one of her most gifted pupils. The wife of the man has recently published a true crime novel on the brutal slaying of an adulteress. When the pupils drawings start to reflect the mother's grisly work Kate starts to investigate. In fine / fine unread condition. Signed by Author. N° de réf. du vendeur 29904
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Description du livre Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. London. Jonathan Cape Ltd. 2002. First Edition/First Printing (1 in number line on copyright page). Hard Cover. Black boards with gilt titles to the spine. Book and jacket are new. Jacket illustration by Paul Catherall. The author is Australian and this book was published there and the UK, New Zealand and South Africa. A bibliomystery. Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of one of her most gifted pupils. The wife of the man has recently published a true crime novel on the brutal slaying of an adulteress. When the pupils drawings start to reflect the mother's grisly work Kate starts to investigate. N° de réf. du vendeur 23JAN29004
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