The Dogs of Littlefield
$43.54
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2014
Summary
Discontented lives and dog poisonings.
The Dogs of Littlefield is a wonderfully well drawn and wry exploration of the darker side of suburbia.
Littlefield, Massachusetts - home to psychologists, college professors and their over-achieving children, and recently lauded as one of the Ten Best Places to Live in America. If happiness had a home, it would be here.
Then the first dog is poisoned. At first, there is shock and disbelief - who would commit such a cruel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241962664 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241962668 |
| Author: | Suzanne Berne |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Berne takes the domestic and turns it into the majestic
Berne takes the domestic and turns it into the majestic * Sunday Telegraph *
A very well-written novel: clean, delicate, both devastating and funny in its well-chosen detail … it’s insightful, too, with a clearly original mind behind it. Highly recommended * Daily Mail *
As astute in her observations of contemporary culture as she is in capturing the minutiae of longing, disappointment and loss * Sunday Times *
Fans of Anne Tyler and Alison Lurie will enjoy this peek behind the white picket fences * The Times *
This funny novels explores the flaws of a perfect neighbourhood with a bizarre killer on the loose * Psychologies *
A compelling novel that examines life, love and loss with a cynical but insightful world view. Original and brilliant * Sunday Mirror *
About The Author
Suzanne Berne
Suzanne Berne’s first novel, A Crime in the Neighbourhood, won the 1999 Women’s 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.
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