Cracks - Softcover

Kohler, Sheila

3.36

1,030 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581950268 ISBN 13: 9781581950267

Publisher: Zoland Books, 2000

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EVEN THE INNOCENT HOLD VIOLENCE IN THEIR HEARTS...A beautiful schoolgirl mysteriously disappears into the South African veld. Forty years later, thirteen members of the missing girl's swimming team gather at their old boarding school for a reunion, and look back to the long, dry weeks leading to Fiamma's disappearance. As teenage memories and emotions resurface, the women relive the horror of a long-buried secret. A stunning and singular tale of the passion and tribalism of adolescence, CRACKS lays bare the violence that lies in the heart of even the most innocent.

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Review:

"'Picnic at Hanging Rock' meets 'Lord of the Flies'" -- Scotland on Sunday

'Hauntingly good, delicious and dark.' -- Elle

'More sinister and sexual than 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', a memorable novel notable for its finesse and audacity. Highly recommended' -- Books Magazine

'Sultry and elegant, delicately decadent, it is permeated with heat and langour, and alive with complex currents of passion' -- Patrick McGrath

‘Eerie, dark and gripping, this is an elegantly written and original read – think Picnic at Hanging Rock meets Lord of the Flies’ -- Nova January 24th 2001

About the Author:

Sheila Kohler is the author of two previous novels, THE PERFECT PLACE and THE HOUSE ON R STREET, and a collection of short stories, MIRACLES IN AMERICA. From South Africa, she now lives in New York.

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