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Sharp Objects

A Novel

By Gillian Flynn

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| Hardcover | 9780307341549

Book Description

WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart
Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker’s troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille’s first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown Continue

WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart
Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker’s troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille’s first assignment from the second-rate daily paper where she works brings her reluctantly back to her hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.

NASTY on her kneecap, BABYDOLL on her leg
Since she left town eight years ago, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed again in her family’s Victorian mansion, Camille is haunted by the childhood tragedy she has spent her whole life trying to cut from her memory.

HARMFUL on her wrist, WHORE on her ankle
As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.

With its taut, crafted writing, Sharp Objects is addictive, haunting, and unforgettable.

2 Reviews

  • This is the type of book that you sit up all night reading. I seriously got nothing done until it was finished. An exceptional book with a very dark plot line. Really well written, and the ending managed to surprise me. Lots of twists and turns! Highly recommended.

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    ― Miraclesmommadesigns said on Jul 3, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • My thoughts

    This was a beautifully written book - both disturbing and poignant. The character Camille certainly made me think as she discovers the truth about herself and her family.

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    ― krin5292 said on Dec 4, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 272 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0307341542
  • ISBN-13: 9780307341549
  • Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
  • Pub date: Sep 26, 2006
  • Dimensions: 24 cm x 16 cm x 3 cm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback and Audio CD
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