Pet
Pet
- Author/Seller
- Catherine Chidgey
- SKU:
- 9781787704732
$33.00
When a charismatic new teacher arrives, everyone longs to be her pet. A gripping story of deception and guilt, set in a Catholic school during the 1980s.
The new novel from the WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION longlisted and DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD shortlisted author
of Remote Sympathy
“Chidgey is a find.”-TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
“A writer of formidable resources, a deft stylist possessed of uncanny imaginative acuity.”-THE GUARDIAN
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to
be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever
stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker
turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.
Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, Pet
will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The GoBetween, Heavenly Creatures and Au Revoir Les Enfants among them.
The new novel from the WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION longlisted and DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD shortlisted author
of Remote Sympathy
“Chidgey is a find.”-TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
“A writer of formidable resources, a deft stylist possessed of uncanny imaginative acuity.”-THE GUARDIAN
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to
be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever
stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker
turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.
Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, Pet
will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The GoBetween, Heavenly Creatures and Au Revoir Les Enfants among them.
