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Hardcover Homework Book

ISBN: 0670830003

ISBN13: 9780670830008

Homework

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Celia Gilchrist believes that she has finally found the right man in Stephen, but when she moves in with Stephen and his young daughter Jenny, things begin to go subtly, menacingly wrong. Money disappears, a sweater is ruined, small, common-place lies escalate into awkward confrontations. Livesey's debut novel Homework , now back in print, is a chilling portrait of jealousy and fear, devotion, and the wish to be loved. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 5 stars
Sharp and haunting

The psychological thriller is not known for its nuance, but Livesey has written a smart novel that is as low-key as it is intriguing. Perhaps because the tone and the heroine are so understated, so genteel, the unlikely source of the horrors is all the more frightening. I can only say that reading the first Livesey novel has sent me back online to buy the subsequent three. I can't wait.

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Rated 5 stars
Haunting and complex psychological thriller!

Having read Criminals, The Missing World and Eva Moves the Furniture, I have finally gotten my hands on Margot Livesey's first novel. Homework is a haunting and complex novel about a clever and manipulative little girl who does everything in her power to tear her father and his girlfriend apart. What first appears as a jealous daughter's quest to get rid of her stepmother transpires into a psychological and disarming tale...

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Rated 4 stars
PUT IT IN PERSEPCTIVE...

...HOMEWORK is, after all, Margot Livesey's first novel. Those of us who have had the pleasure of reading her others have come to expect high quality from her - her talent for suspense shines so very brightly in CRIMINALS and THE MISSING WORLD, and her character development and storytelling, so evident in her masterpiece (my opinion) EVA MOVES THE FURNITURE, are stunning. HOMEWORK has its own bright moments - even for such...

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Rated 5 stars
A complex, emotional story that rings true

I don't understand how anyone could find this story boring. While not action-packed, this book provides a rich, realistic portrait of a child who has learned how to manipulate adults to get her way. The adults, while seemingly in control of the situation, are blinded to reality by their own preconceptions and their expectation that a child could not act with such calculating malice. And while Jenny is cruel and calculating...

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Rated 4 stars
Captivating Psychological Suspense

This novel unfolds its characters and the plot artfully. Celia's own childhood and adult experiences frame the action of the novel. The reader's emotions for Stephen's young daughter will waver between compassion and terror as the truth comes into focus. It is interesting to see the range of reactions different characters have to the situations, based on previous experience with Celia. What is true, what is misdunderstanding,...

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