The End Of Alice
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A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. The binding may be slightly damaged but integrity is still intact. Possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text, but no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 1997
- ISBN
- 9780684827100
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
0684827107
ISBN-13
9780684827100
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208151
Product Key Features
Book Title
End of Alice
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Thrillers / Psychological, General, Literary
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8.3 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-003365
Reviews
"As dark and treacherous as ice on the highway...A. M. Homesnever plays it safe and it begins to look as if she can do almost anything." -- Michael Cunningham, author ofThe Hours, "With all the cunning and control of a brilliant lover, she takes us places we dare not go alone."--Los Angeles Times, "As dark and treacherous as ice on the highway...A. M. Homesnever plays it safe and it begins to look as if she can do almost anything." -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, "As dark and treacherous as ice on the highway...A. M. Homes never plays it safe and it begins to look as if she can do almost anything." -- Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours, "With all the cunning and control of a brilliant lover, she takes us places we dare not go alone." --Los Angeles Times, "With all the cunning and control of a brilliant lover, she takes us places we dare not go alone." -- Los Angeles Times, "The book shocks, mesmerizes, repels, and titillates, erupting at one unforgettable point in a harrowing flashback that does for baths what Alfred Hitchcock'sPsychodid for showers." --Vanity Fair, "The book shocks, mesmerizes, repels, and titillates, erupting at one unforgettable point in a harrowing flashback that does for baths what Alfred Hitchcock'sPsychodid for showers."--Vanity Fair, "The book shocks, mesmerizes, repels, and titillates, erupting at one unforgettable point in a harrowing flashback that does for baths what Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho did for showers." -- Vanity Fair, "As dark and treacherous as ice on the highway...A. M. Homesnever plays it safe and it begins to look as if she can do almost anything."-- Michael Cunningham, author ofThe Hours
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
From the 2013 Orange Prize-winning author of May We Be Forgiven . Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance could provoke such a wide range of visceral responses. Here is the incredible story of an imprisoned pedophile who is drawn into an erotically charged correspondence with a nineteen-year-old suburban coed. As the two reveal--and revel in--their obsessive desires, Homes creates in The End of Alice a novel that is part romance, part horror story, at once unnerving and seductive., Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance couldprovoke such a wide range of visceral responses. Here is the incredible story of an imprisoned pedophile who is drawn into an erotically charged correspondence with a nineteen-year-old suburban coed. As the two reveal -- and revel in -- their obsessive desires, Homes creates inThe End of Alicea novel that is part romance, part horror story, at once unnerving and seductive., "Superlative...undeniably shocking...superbly achieved by a writer who is a true artist." -- Vogue From the prizewinning author of May We Be Forgiven , a dark and twisting novel following the correspondence between a jailed pedophile and a nineteen-year-old woman asking for his help with her own unthinkable obsessions--a controversial yet unnervingly compelling story. Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance could provoke such a wide range of visceral responses. A dark, provocative, but utterly fascinating story, The End of Alice dives deep into the darkest corners of the human psyche. Following the correspondence between a seasoned pedophile imprisoned for horrific crimes and a nineteen-year-old following her own forbidden desires, the narrative blurs the line between confessor and accomplice. Through the voice of the jailed pedophile, the narrative weaves between his current state in prison, his memories of the horrifying acts he committed, and his letters of advice to the young woman with an obsessive appetite for prepubescent boys. With Homes' sharp prose and fearless exploration of morality, this novel is an utterly captivating unraveling of chilling layers of manipulation, obsession, and secrets. Acclaimed for its unflinching honesty and controversial themes, The End of Alice challenges all to confront the uncomfortable., From the 2013 Orange Prize-winning author of May We Be Forgiven , a dark and twisting novel following the correspondence between a jailed pedophile and a nineteen-year-old woman asking for his help with her own unthinkable obsessions--a controversial, but utterly fascinating horror story. Only a work of such searing, meticulously controlled brilliance could provoke such a wide range of visceral responses. A dark, provocative, and unnervingly compelling novel, The End of Alice dives deep into the darkest corners of the human psyche. Following the correspondence between a seasoned pedophile imprisoned for horrific crimes and a nineteen-year-old following her own forbidden desires, the narrative blurs the line between confessor and accomplice. Through the voice of the jailed pedophile, the narrative weaves between his current state in prison, his memories of the horrifying acts he committed, and his letters of advice to the young woman with an obsessive appetite for prepubescent boys. With Homes' sharp prose and fearless exploration of morality, this novel is an utterly captivating unraveling of chilling layers of manipulation, obsession, and secrets. Acclaimed for its unflinching honesty and controversial themes, The End of Alice challenges all to confront the uncomfortable.
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