This gripping, provocative new novel by one of Australia's finest writers is a psychological thriller for the modern age.
From Chloe Hooper, author of the phenomenal The Tall Man, comes a brilliant novel about sex and money. The Engagement is a taut psychological thriller in which the deft blurring of reality and dark fantasy rivals that of Luis Bunuel's classic Belle de Jour.
This gripping, provocative new novel by one of Australia's finest writers is a psychological thriller for the modern age.
From Chloe Hooper, author of the phenomenal The Tall Man, comes a brilliant novel about sex and money. The Engagement is a taut psychological thriller in which the deft blurring of reality and dark fantasy rivals that of Luis Bunuel's classic Belle de Jour.
This gripping, provocative new novel by one of Australia's finest writers is a psychological thriller for the modern age.Two people. How many lies?A woman and a man drive at dusk to a rural mansion for a final weekend together. It's all been a game. Both players understood the rules. Or so the woman thinks. At the house, a new game begins. A trap has been set. But how and why? And for whom?This gripping, provocative new novel by one of Australia's finest writers is a psychological thriller for the modern age.'A tasty gothic tale, with echoes of Bluebeard and Psycho, about wealth, power and erotic fantasy.' The Sunday Times (UK)'A gripping read. This haunting story provokes questions long after the final page.' Big Issue'A high-octane tale of coercion, fantasy and feminism.' The Guardian'A deftly written, tonally smooth, technically adroit and penetrating study of psychological extremity . . . Hooper shrouds the narrative in an uneasiness whose source is everywhere and nowhere simultaneously.' The Australian
Chloe Hooper was born in 1973. Her highly praised first novel, A Child's Book of True Crime (2002), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her Observer article about the Doomadgee case, 'Island of Lost Souls', was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards. The Tall Man was published by Jonathan Cape in 2009.
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