Pet: The International Bestseller
Author: Catherine Chidgey
ISBN: 978-1787704732
Price: Rs. 681.15 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition
Book Overview
"FAULTLESS." ―The Guardian *** "A SLY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER." ―The Observer 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 Go-Between, Heavenly Creatures and Au Revoir Les Enfants among them.
Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 336 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1787704732.
About the Author
Catherine Chidgey’s novels have been published to international acclaim. Her first, In a Fishbone Church, won Best First Book at the New Zealand Book Awards and at the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (South East Asia and South Pacific). In the UK it won the Betty Trask Award and was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Her second, Golden Deeds, was a Notable Book of the Year in The New York Times Book Review and a Best Book in the LA Times. Catherine has won the Prize in Modern Letters, the Katherine Mansfield Award, the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, the Janet Frame Fiction Prize, and the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize for The Wish Child. She lives in Ngāruawāhia and lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Waikato. Her novel Remote Sympathy was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
Book Specifications & Quick Facts
- Reading Level
- Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
- Language & Format
- English • Images in this review
- ISBN Reference
- 978-1787704732
- Publisher
- Europa Editions
- Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?
"FAULTLESS." ―The Guardian *** "A SLY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER." ―The Observer 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...
Who should read this book?
Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.
Why Readers Pick This Edition
- You’ll be gripped by the slow-burn unease of this razor-sharp psychological thriller, where admiration turns dangerous and innocence quietly erodes. Told through the eyes of a perceptive twelve-year-old, the story pulls you into a world of power, loyalty and buried guilt, layering suspense with deep emotional insight. As the mystery tightens, you’re left questioning trust, authority and your own moral instincts long after the final page.
- Published by Europa Editions.
- Language: English.
- Page count: 336.
Catalog Description
"FAULTLESS." ―The Guardian *** "A SLY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER." ―The Observer 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...
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