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The Night Guest

A Novel

The Night Guest( )
Author: McFarlane, Fiona
ISBN:978-0-86547-816-9
Publication Date:Jul 2014
Publisher:Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.00
Book Description:

A mesmerizing first novel about trust, dependence, and fear, from a major new writer Ruth is widowed, her sons are grown, and she lives in an isolated beach house outside of town. Her routines are few and small. One day a stranger arrives at her door, looking as if she has been blown in from the sea. This woman--Frida--claims to be a care worker sent by the government. Ruth lets her in. Now that Frida is in her house, is Ruth right to fear the tiger...
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Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.57 x 8.28 x 0.69 Inches
Book Weight:0.99 Pounds
Author Biography
McFarlane, Fiona (Author)
Fiona McFarlane was born in Sydney, Australia in 1978. She received a PhD from Cambridge University and an MFA from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in several publications including The New Yorker. Her books include The Night Guest and The High Places, which won the Steele Rudd Award for a Short Story Collection at the Queensland Literary Awards in 2016 and the Dylan Thomas Prize in 2017.

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