The Grownup - Short Story. Winner of the The Edgar Allan Poe Award 2015
Reduzierte Artikel in dieser Kategorie
| Verlag | Orion Publishing Group |
| Auflage | 2015 |
| Seiten | 96 |
| Format | 12,9 x 19,8 x 0,4 cm |
| Gewicht | 91 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 1474603041 |
| EAN | 9781474603041 |
| Bestell-Nr | 47460304UA |
A young woman is making a living, faking it as a cut-price psychic working at Spiritual Palms (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage - mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor, built in 1893. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home, and taking possession of the stepson. She has even found trickles of blood on the wall. The young woman doesn\'t believe in exorcism or the supernatural, but she does see an opportunity to make a lot of money. However when she enters the house for the first time, and meets Miles, she begins to feel it too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time ...
\'The Grownup\' which originally appeared as \'What Do You Do?\' in George R. R. Martin\'s Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world\'s most original and skilled voices in fiction.
Klappentext:
Par. A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke.
Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year-old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home. The young woman doesn\'t believe in exorcism or the supernatural. However when she enters the house for the first time, she begins to feel it too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time . . .
The Grownup, which originally appeared as \'What Do You Do?\' in George R. R. Martin\'s Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world\'s most original and skilled voices in fiction.Par.
Rezension:
Whilst the bestselling Gone Girl is still the title being devoured at every book club, author Gillian Flynn has moved on with her latest offering The Grownup. It\'s a short story about a woman who earns a living pretending to be a psychic. HELLO FASHION MONTHLY 20151001