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The Grownup
Gillian Flynn
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Description for The Grownup
Paperback. The Edgar-winning short story from the author of GONE GIRL. The perfect stocking filler for Flynn fans. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 98.
A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke. Susan moved to the city one year ago with her husband and 15-year-old stepson Miles. They live in a Victorian house called Carterhook Manor. Susan has become convinced that some malevolent spirit is inhabiting their home. The young woman doesn't believe in exorcism or the supernatural. However when she enters the house for the first time, she begins to feel it too, as if the very house is watching her, waiting, biding its time . . . The Grownup, which originally appeared as 'What Do You Do?' in George R. R. Martin's Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world's most original and skilled voices in fiction.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474603041
SKU
V9781474603041
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Gillian Flynn
GILLIAN FLYNN is the author of the #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller GONE GIRL, for which she wrote the Golden Globe-nominated screenplay, and the SUNDAY TIMES bestsellers DARK PLACES and SHARP OBJECTS. A former critic for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.
Reviews for The Grownup
The Grownup is accomplished storytelling, an impressive teaser to keep fans engaged while they await her next full-length outing.
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Flynn is a brilliant plot-twister and manipulator of readers' expectations. The Grownup keeps you guessing until the end - and beyond.
THE TIMES
The Grownup will not disappoint expectant fans.
THE BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH
a cracker... the story's sassy narration, Gone Girl twistiness and blend of comedy and chills are pure Flynn.
SUNDAY TIMES
fans of Flynn's work definitely won't be disappointed
PRESS ASSOCIATION
it manages to evoke an atmosphere of freezing dread before Flynn's by-now-signature sequence of twists enters the narrative
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Gone Girl writer gives us chills again with the story of a young woman conning people as a psychic who develops a real feel for the supernatural.
GRAZIA
For millions who adored Gone Girl, this 60-page novella offers a taste of Flynn's brilliance.
SUNDAY MIRROR
A fantastic read that will leave you wanting more from Gillian.
CLOSER
Flynn is as adept as ever at building up a character into someone likeable and believable while still corrupt.
THE INDEPENDENT
This chilling short story from the author of Gone Girl is not for the faint-hearted.
WOMAN AND HOME
a chilling short story about a fake clairvoyant who gets tangled up with a mysterious family.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Stories should be taut but humming with ambiguity, and The Grownup is both.
THE SPECTATOR
a fierce, sharply written tale
METRO
Gillian Flynn's The Grownup is a psychologically taut novella told from the viewpoint of a con artist, who attempted trick is thwarted by a malevolent teenage boy.
VOGUE
Whilst the bestselling Gone Girl is still the title being devoured at every book club, author Gillian Flynn has moved on with her latest offering The Grownup. It's a short story about a woman who earns a living pretending to be a psychic.
HELLO FASHION MONTHLY
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Flynn is a brilliant plot-twister and manipulator of readers' expectations. The Grownup keeps you guessing until the end - and beyond.
THE TIMES
The Grownup will not disappoint expectant fans.
THE BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH
a cracker... the story's sassy narration, Gone Girl twistiness and blend of comedy and chills are pure Flynn.
SUNDAY TIMES
fans of Flynn's work definitely won't be disappointed
PRESS ASSOCIATION
it manages to evoke an atmosphere of freezing dread before Flynn's by-now-signature sequence of twists enters the narrative
DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Gone Girl writer gives us chills again with the story of a young woman conning people as a psychic who develops a real feel for the supernatural.
GRAZIA
For millions who adored Gone Girl, this 60-page novella offers a taste of Flynn's brilliance.
SUNDAY MIRROR
A fantastic read that will leave you wanting more from Gillian.
CLOSER
Flynn is as adept as ever at building up a character into someone likeable and believable while still corrupt.
THE INDEPENDENT
This chilling short story from the author of Gone Girl is not for the faint-hearted.
WOMAN AND HOME
a chilling short story about a fake clairvoyant who gets tangled up with a mysterious family.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Stories should be taut but humming with ambiguity, and The Grownup is both.
THE SPECTATOR
a fierce, sharply written tale
METRO
Gillian Flynn's The Grownup is a psychologically taut novella told from the viewpoint of a con artist, who attempted trick is thwarted by a malevolent teenage boy.
VOGUE
Whilst the bestselling Gone Girl is still the title being devoured at every book club, author Gillian Flynn has moved on with her latest offering The Grownup. It's a short story about a woman who earns a living pretending to be a psychic.
HELLO FASHION MONTHLY