The Grownup: A Story by the Author of Gone Girl
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Gillian Flynn's Edgar Award-winning homage to the classic ghost story, published for the first time as a standalone. A canny young woman is struggling to survive by perpetrating various levels of mostly harmless fraud. On a rainy April morning, she is reading auras at Spiritual Palms when Susan Burke walks in. A keen observer of human behavior, our unnamed narrator immediately diagnoses beautiful, rich Susan as an unhappy woman eager to give her lovely life a drama injection. However, when the psychic visits the eerie Victorian home that has been the source of Susan's terror and grief, she realizes she may not have to pretend to believe in ghosts anymore. Miles, Susan's teenage stepson, doesn't help matters with his disturbing manner and grisly imagination. The three are soon locked in a chilling battle to discover where the evil truly lurks and what, if anything, can be done to escape it. "The Grownup," which originally appeared as "What Do You Do?" in George R. R. Martin's Rogues anthology, proves once again that Gillian Flynn is one of the world's most original and skilled voices in fiction.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0804188971
ISBN13:9780804188975
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.47 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 4.7" x 7.1"
Customer Reviews
9 ratings
Meh
Published by Hales0812 , 2 years ago
Incredibly short read, just okay.
Love it
Published by 453 , 2 years ago
Love it!
Intriguing mystery
Published by Christy , 3 years ago
Interesting short read
Wish there was a 2nd!
Published by Emily G , 3 years ago
This was an awesome book, by one of my favorite authors. But the book is SO small!!! I was so sad it ended!
Different than her others
Published by Kristin , 4 years ago
Gillian Flynn is one of my favorite authors- this is unlike any of her other books. A quick fun read!
Loved It!
Published by Nic , 4 years ago
Gillian Flynn does not disappoint with her twist and turns, I had to read it straight through!
Awful!!!
Published by Meghan , 5 years ago
This was one of the biggest disappointments ever! After all her other stellar titles this was a major letdown. Also would have liked to be informed that this was less than 100 pages. Super small, super short. Don't waste your time or money.
This is a short story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 6 years ago
This is a short story and not the greatest I’ve ever read. Not worth paying the price for an actual novel. Obviously Flynn’s skills are improving. This was a disappointment though.
One of my favorites!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
Gillian Flynns books are highly recommended. This is a great book that will definitely stick to you!
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