Read Smithereens - Books Library

Smithereens

Susan Taylor Chehak

4.9/5 (30343 ratings)

Description:This compelling novel, set once again in the heartland of America, pairs two unlikely friends in a dark tale of seduction and murder. It is May Caldwell's sixteenth summer, and life couldn't be more dull in Linwood, Iowa. Vaguely suicidal and haunted by half-remembered scenes from her early childhood, May is a girl waiting for her life to happen. And happen it does with the unexpected arrival of Frances Anne Crane, a.k.a. Frankie, a girl with too much past and nothing to lose. Together they seduce an older man as Frankie awakens all that May has been holding inside: the mystery of her uncle Brodie's illicit past, the painful truth of her grandparents' slow dissolutions, and her own emerging sexuality. Where Frankie leads, May follows, and what's left is a murder no one can pin, a family's buried past resurfaced in a wild night of mayhem, and May's safe world blown to smithereens in this unforgettable tale of betrayal and desire."SMITHEREENS is lyrical, eerie and mysterious. Stephen King’s works are in the same genre, yet while King’s evil characters are in your face, Chehak’s leave you feeling as if a ghost might have run a finger down your back." —West Coast Review of Books"Vivid [and] intense. . . SMITHEREENS has brooding, ominous atmosphere, sexual awakening, loss of innocence, murder. It could be described as a gothic coming-of-age novel, but it's far too good to lend itself to any label. Susan Taylor Chehak is a meticulous writer, an evocative stylist whose mastery is evident on every page." —Boston Globe"Chehak is a very accomplished storyteller, always in control of her narrative, which moves ahead with grace and speed. But it's not only the plot that matters to this writer. It's the telling little details, particularly of teenage angst and of domestic life that makes the novel rich. . . SMITHEREENS is a novel fully worthy of the title thriller. It's hard to put down. It has a kind of dark allure." —The Los Angeles Times"[A] lyrically told story. . . The narrative surges back and forth like a nighttime tide via flashback, present events and foreshadowing, pulling the reader irresistibly along. That some teens yearn for both death and life is common knowledge; here, Chehak offers a compelling and revealing take on that disturbing truth." —Publisher's Weekly"What is best about SMITHEREENS is its intimate view of the volatile psychosexual bond that can exist between teenage girls, an intimacy often more dangerous than whatever sex they find. The novel is driven by frustrated lust and its familiar adolescent surrogates: shoplifting and voyeurism, drinking and smoking. . . SMITHEREENS fits into a genre you might call 'bildungsroman noir,' whose logic is hormonal and whose brutal dramas unfold at night, in overheated confusion. . ."—The New York Times Book Review"Dark, disturbing and compelling, this is an astonishing read that shouldn't be missed."—Company (England)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Smithereens. To get started finding Smithereens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0996040846

Description: This compelling novel, set once again in the heartland of America, pairs two unlikely friends in a dark tale of seduction and murder. It is May Caldwell's sixteenth summer, and life couldn't be more dull in Linwood, Iowa. Vaguely suicidal and haunted by half-remembered scenes from her early childhood, May is a girl waiting for her life to happen. And happen it does with the unexpected arrival of Frances Anne Crane, a.k.a. Frankie, a girl with too much past and nothing to lose. Together they seduce an older man as Frankie awakens all that May has been holding inside: the mystery of her uncle Brodie's illicit past, the painful truth of her grandparents' slow dissolutions, and her own emerging sexuality. Where Frankie leads, May follows, and what's left is a murder no one can pin, a family's buried past resurfaced in a wild night of mayhem, and May's safe world blown to smithereens in this unforgettable tale of betrayal and desire."SMITHEREENS is lyrical, eerie and mysterious. Stephen King’s works are in the same genre, yet while King’s evil characters are in your face, Chehak’s leave you feeling as if a ghost might have run a finger down your back." —West Coast Review of Books"Vivid [and] intense. . . SMITHEREENS has brooding, ominous atmosphere, sexual awakening, loss of innocence, murder. It could be described as a gothic coming-of-age novel, but it's far too good to lend itself to any label. Susan Taylor Chehak is a meticulous writer, an evocative stylist whose mastery is evident on every page." —Boston Globe"Chehak is a very accomplished storyteller, always in control of her narrative, which moves ahead with grace and speed. But it's not only the plot that matters to this writer. It's the telling little details, particularly of teenage angst and of domestic life that makes the novel rich. . . SMITHEREENS is a novel fully worthy of the title thriller. It's hard to put down. It has a kind of dark allure." —The Los Angeles Times"[A] lyrically told story. . . The narrative surges back and forth like a nighttime tide via flashback, present events and foreshadowing, pulling the reader irresistibly along. That some teens yearn for both death and life is common knowledge; here, Chehak offers a compelling and revealing take on that disturbing truth." —Publisher's Weekly"What is best about SMITHEREENS is its intimate view of the volatile psychosexual bond that can exist between teenage girls, an intimacy often more dangerous than whatever sex they find. The novel is driven by frustrated lust and its familiar adolescent surrogates: shoplifting and voyeurism, drinking and smoking. . . SMITHEREENS fits into a genre you might call 'bildungsroman noir,' whose logic is hormonal and whose brutal dramas unfold at night, in overheated confusion. . ."—The New York Times Book Review"Dark, disturbing and compelling, this is an astonishing read that shouldn't be missed."—Company (England)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Smithereens. To get started finding Smithereens, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Smithereens

Smithereens

More Books

Smithereens: A Novel by Susan Taylor Chehak (1995-08-05)

Smithereens: A Novel by Susan Taylor Chehak (1995-08-05)

Don Quixote Meets the Mob

Don Quixote Meets the Mob

Harmony by Susan Taylor Chehak (1990-10-02)

Harmony by Susan Taylor Chehak (1990-10-02)

Harmony by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-04-23)

Harmony by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-04-23)

Rampage by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-08-14)

Rampage by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-08-14)

The Great Disappointment: A Confession by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-08-08)

The Great Disappointment: A Confession by Susan Taylor Chehak (2014-08-08)

What Happened to Paula: The Anatomy of a True Crime

What Happened to Paula: The Anatomy of a True Crime

Rampage

Rampage

The Story of Annie D

The Story of Annie D