In a Country of Mothers by A M Homes
For Claire Roth, an established psycho-therapist with an adoring husband and children, her new patient - Jody Goodman - a witty and attractive young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, begin to lose their focus - especially when one of them starts to believe fanatically that some things simply cannot be coincidences, and that what they share, in fact, is the deepest bond of all. "In a Country of Mothers" is a transfixing psychological thriller; in it A. M. forces us to confront our own judgements about sanity, danger and desire.
"* 'Very few writers push the envelope with such style and confidence' Mark Haddon * 'Irresistibly pulls the reader into a vortex of damaged faithFiercely witty, frenetically paced, and seriously engaged with significant issues' Maddison Smartt Bell * 'Homes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake' Guardian * 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse' New York Times Book Review"
AM Homes is the author of several novels -, The End of Alice, Music for Torching, and Jack - and two collections of short stories, The Safety of Objects and the recent highly acclaimed Things You Should Know all published by Granta. She is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and teaches in the writing programme at Columbia University. She lives in New York City. Her latest novel, This Book Will Save Your Life is published by Granta this month.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862078888 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862078882 |
| Title | In a Country of Mothers |
| Author | A M Homes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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