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PublisherScribner

ISBN-100684827107

ISBN-139780684827100

eBay Product ID (ePID)208151

Product Key Features

Book TitleEnd of Alice

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPsychological, Thrillers / Psychological, General, Literary

Publication Year1997

GenreFiction

AuthorA. M. Homes

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight8.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-003365

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 Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisFrom 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.