“And so, on Tuesday nights, I wrap the moon pies in aluminum foil and I tell myself that I will be able to save my daughter – that I will be able to save all of us – once all the secrets has been eaten, digested, and somehow done away with. Laurie Foos is an amazing writer, she conveys so much with so less but a problem I had with the writing was the repetition of sentences and feelings so other than that, this novel was quite a treat! □ The Book Collector by Alice Thompson () Skip to main. There were a few scenes are gave me the creeps: like that feeling of unease while watching a horror movie. The Book Collector by Alice Thompson () on. The mothers are unable to talk openly about their feelings to their daughters and vice versa for fear of being judged or simply because of the obvious generation gap. The women in The Blue Girl live and function in a bubble of their own making. Thompson was educated at St Georges School, Edinburgh, then read English at Oxford University and wrote her Ph.D. The book collector alice thompson free#The best part about the story is that the elements presented in it are free to interpret however you like: the so-called summer people (happy people? outsiders/tourists?), the titular blue girl herself (femininity encompassing pain, hope and sexuality), and the men on the margins – fathers who are absent, male teachers and cops who don’t believe in the blue girl, brothers who are ill or problematic. fiction horror magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced. 30 Day Return Guarantee Item Price: More Shipping Options. This book doesnt have any content warnings yet If youre the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at. Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers. Alice of Old Vincennes by Maurice Thompson 1900, Antique Book. Used good paperback Condition Good ISBN 10 1784630438 ISBN 13 9781784630430 Seller. The Book Collector, page 3 Select Voice: Brian (uk) Emma (uk) Amy (uk) Eric (us) Ivy (us) Joey (us) Salli (us) Justin (us) Jennifer (us) Kimberly (us) Kendra (us) Russell (au) Nicole (au) Try our free service - convert any of your text to speech. Check out our book collector gift selection for the very best in unique or custom. She absorbs all the secrets and frustrations of the mothers who feed her moonpies. No Naked Ads -> Here The book collector, p.3. Set in a lakeside town, The Blue Girl is narrated by six women: three mothers and three daughters whose lives are changed ever since encountering ‘the blue girl’. You have to read it yourself to understand what I mean and I highly recommend reading this if you enjoyed White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi, The Vegetarian by Han Kang, or The Book Collector by Alice Thompson. The best way I can describe The Blue Girl is it’s a surreal, magical realist novel with elements of horror and feminism.
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