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Clever little thing
Echlin, Helena2025
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Mom-noir psychological thriller following a mother who must confront a sudden and terrifying change in her daughter after the abrupt death of their babysitter. Charlotte's daughter Stella is sensitive and brilliant, perhaps even a genius, but a recent change in her behavior has alarmed her parents. Following the sudden death of Stella's babysitter, Blanka, the once disruptive and anti-social child has become docile and agreeable. But what's unsettling is that she has begun to mirror Blanka's personality, from Blanka's repetitive phrases to her accent, to fierce cravings for Armenian meat stew after being raised a vegetarian. Charlotte is pregnant with her second child, and depleted and sick with the pregnancy. She is convinced that Blanka herself is somehow responsible for Stella's transformation. As Charlotte becomes increasingly obsessed, she is sure that only she can save her daughter...
Main title:
Clever little thing / Helena Echlin.
Author:
Echlin, Helena, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2025.©2025.
Collation:
339 pages ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781035421480 (trade paperback)9781035421473 (hardback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
176473