# Pet - Paperback

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by **Catherine Chidgey** (Author)

**A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR**  
_The Washington Post_・_The New Yorker_ ・_Slate_・_CrimeReads_・_Good Housekeeping_・_Amazon Book Review_

  

**A _NEW YORK TIMES_ EDITORS' CHOICE**

  

**A suspenseful new psychological thriller from the Women's Prize for Fiction longlisted and Dublin Literary Award shortlisted author of** **_Remote Sympathy_****, Catherine Chidgey.**

  

Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine's sense that something isn't quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.

  

Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, _Pet_ will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal and psychological suspense: Peter Jackson's _Heavenly Creatures,_ Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Marilynne Robinson's _Housekeeping_ among them.

  

"Refreshing, compelling and surprising."--Ann Morgan, author of _Beside Myself_ and _Reading the World_

  

**Number of Pages:** 336

**Dimensions:** 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN

**Publication Date:** August 08, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 25.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Coming of Age, Fiction, Literary, New Zealand, Prejudice & Racism, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Social Themes, Thrillers, World Literature, Young Adult Fiction

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