Half broken things: A Novel
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A gripping tale of psychological suspense perfect for the readership of Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell, Half Broken Things is a novel that peers into the lives of three dangerously lost people…and the ominous haven they find when they find each other.
Jean is a house sitter at the end of a dreary career. Steph is nine months pregnant and on the run. And Michael is a thief. Through a mixture of deceit, good luck, and misfortune, these three damaged loners have come together at a secluded country home called Walden Manor. Now all three have found what they needed most: a new beginning, a little kindness, a little love. Living off the manor’s riches, tending its grounds and gardens, they leave the outside world far behind and build a happiness so long denied them. That is, until the first unexpected visitor arrives...igniting a chain reaction that is at once spellbinding and disastrous.
A stunning, thought-provoking crime novel of chilling moral complexity, Half Broken Things is a gripping, haunting exploration of love and our need for it, of the damage done when we go long without it, and the deeds we might be driven to in its name.
Jean is a house sitter at the end of a dreary career. Steph is nine months pregnant and on the run. And Michael is a thief. Through a mixture of deceit, good luck, and misfortune, these three damaged loners have come together at a secluded country home called Walden Manor. Now all three have found what they needed most: a new beginning, a little kindness, a little love. Living off the manor’s riches, tending its grounds and gardens, they leave the outside world far behind and build a happiness so long denied them. That is, until the first unexpected visitor arrives...igniting a chain reaction that is at once spellbinding and disastrous.
A stunning, thought-provoking crime novel of chilling moral complexity, Half Broken Things is a gripping, haunting exploration of love and our need for it, of the damage done when we go long without it, and the deeds we might be driven to in its name.
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Subjects
Subjects
Country homes
Country homes -- Fiction
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Housesitting
Housesitting -- Fiction
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
Murderers
Murderers -- Fiction
Pregnant women
Pregnant women -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Suspense
Suspense fiction
Swindlers and swindling
Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction
Thriller
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
Country homes -- Fiction
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Housesitting
Housesitting -- Fiction
Literature
Loss (Psychology)
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction
Murderers
Murderers -- Fiction
Pregnant women
Pregnant women -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Suspense
Suspense fiction
Swindlers and swindling
Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction
Thriller
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction
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9780385339407
9780440335597
9780440335597
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