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'It's five years since my eldest child left home, but now it's that time of year again, the shops filled with students buying value sets of crockery and stationery, harassed parents doing the Ikea run. I'm reminded of one of the most unexpected sides to our so-called empting nest'--Guardian
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'Hancock gives us another dark, compelling story which is rich in London atmosphere and convincing psychological insights. The story cuts to the heart of our middle-class preoccupations and shows how warped our human values can become when insecurity sets in. The plot twists and turns between the viewpoints of Moroccan maid Mona, and her employer Dora. It soon becomes clear that this not just a battle between two different cultures, or between rich and poor. The two women are engaged in a battle between life and death. The story is wholly convincing from page one, right to its disturbing conclusion' --Kate Rhodes author of Crossbones Yard
'Brilliantly written and totally gripping. I loved it' --S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
'An impressive debut from a writer we're certain to hear more about . . . Beautifully worked and with a sharp eye for the menace in the commonplace' --Daily Mail
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'Penny Hancock cranks up the tension in The Darkening Hour so when a murder is committed we don't know who to believe. This thriller about a stressed-out radio presenter who demands more and more from her elderly father's put-upon carer is frighteningly plausible'--Thriller of the Month Good Housekeeping
'Hancock gives us another dark, compelling story which is rich in London atmosphere and convincing psychological insights. The story cuts to the heart of our middle-class preoccupations and shows how warped our human values can become when insecurity sets in. The plot twists and turns between the viewpoints of Moroccan maid Mona, and her employer Dora. It soon becomes clear that this not just a battle between two different cultures, or between rich and poor. The two women are engaged in a battle between life and death. The story is wholly convincing from page one, right to its disturbing conclusion' --Kate Rhodes author of Crossbones Yard
'Brilliantly written and totally gripping. I loved it' --S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep
'An impressive debut from a writer we're certain to hear more about . . . Beautifully worked and with a sharp eye for the menace in the commonplace' --Daily Mail
After several years in London, Penny Hancock now lives in Cambridge with her husband and three children. She is a part-time primary school teacher at a speech and language school and has travelled extensively as a language teacher. Her debut novel, Tideline, was published to rave reviews and was a Richard & Judy Bookclub pick.
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- EditoreSimon & Schuster UK
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 0857206249
- ISBN 13 9780857206244
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine416
- Valutazione libreria
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Darkening Hour
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ISBN 10: 0857206249
ISBN 13: 9780857206244
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Descrizione libro Paperback. 913. Mona, a migrant domestic worker is employed by London housewife, Theodora.At first Theodora only asks Mona to clean and occasionally cook for her, but as unwanted pressures from a demanding elderly father and a lazy, unemployed son begin to take their toll, Theodora deflects these onto Mona. Slowly, imperceptibly, Theodora's demands increase until she is treating her as nothing better than a slave.Mona is trapped. She needs to send money back to her daughter to pay for her education and then Theodora takes her passport from her. Controlling Mona becomes Theodora's goal, and Mona is going to have to take extreme measures of her own to escape the control of her increasingly abusive employer.So when a murder is committed, who is to blame? Is it Theodora at the end of her tether, or Mona, desperate to find a way out? This is a used book in good condition, meaning that it shows signs of wear but has no major defects.Most of our images are sourced automatically, so the book cover shown might be different to the edition we have in stock. Codice articolo 19410283
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