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A Crime in the Neighborhood
Suzanne Berne
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Description for A Crime in the Neighborhood
Paperback. 10-year-old Marsha is in turmoil following the collapse of her parents' marriage, and the brutal murder of a local boy. When the shy bachelor from next door begins to take an interest in Marsha's mother, Marsha is drawn into a cruel spiral of events that quickly spins out of control. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
In the long hot summer of 1972, three events shattered the serenity of ten year old Marsha's life: her father ran away with her mother's sister Ada; Boyd Ellison, a young boy, was molested and murdered; and Watergate made the headlines. Living in a world no longer safe or familiar, Marsha turns increasingly to 'the book of evidence' in which she records the doings of the neighbors, especially of shy Mr Green next door. But as Marsha's confusion and her murder hunt accelerate, her 'facts' spread the damage cruelly and catastrophically throughout the neighborhood.
In the long hot summer of 1972, three events shattered the serenity of ten year old Marsha's life: her father ran away with her mother's sister Ada; Boyd Ellison, a young boy, was molested and murdered; and Watergate made the headlines. Living in a world no longer safe or familiar, Marsha turns increasingly to 'the book of evidence' in which she records the doings of the neighbors, especially of shy Mr Green next door. But as Marsha's confusion and her murder hunt accelerate, her 'facts' spread the damage cruelly and catastrophically throughout the neighborhood.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140273328
SKU
KAC0002214
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Suzanne Berne
Suzanne Berne's first novel, A Crime in the Neighbourhood, won the 1999 Orange Prize. She is also the author of A Perfect Arrangement, The Ghost at the Table, Missing Lucile and The Dogs of Littlefield. Suzanne Berne lives with her husband and two daughters near Boston.
Reviews for A Crime in the Neighborhood
A remarkable first novel...that captures the history of child-parent relations for the last quarter of a century.
The New York Times Book Review Like Alice McDermott's That Night and in the tradition of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, Suzanne Berne has crafted a child's disillusionment that mirrors a greater disaffection.
Newsday
The New York Times Book Review Like Alice McDermott's That Night and in the tradition of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, Suzanne Berne has crafted a child's disillusionment that mirrors a greater disaffection.
Newsday