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170 pp.
| Simon Pulse |
September, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-6059-1$16.99
(2)
YA
Kidnapped and raped when she was ten years old, Alice, now fifteen and still held captive, is forced to lure a child to be her successor. Alice's flat, curt voice reflects her emptiness and despair. Lurid details of abuse are suggested obliquely in a horrifyingly matter-of-fact style. Scott's novel is repellent in exact proportion to the brilliance of its execution.
Reviewer: Patty Campbell
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2008