So much pretty

ISBN-10: 2234072557
ISBN-13: 9782234072558
Category: Fiction
Pages: 352
Language: French
Published: 2012-10-17
Publisher: Stock
Author: Cara Hoffman

Description

Haeden, petite ville de l’État de New York. La nature a repris ses droits, car le chômage a sévi. C’est l’Amérique post-industrielle dans toute sa noirceur. Un jour, la jeune serveuse Wendy disparaît. Elle est retrouvée dans un triste état. Stacy Flynn, journaliste ambitieuse, est prête à tout pour démasquer les coupables, mais aussi pour rencontrer un homme capable d’assouvir ses besoins. Une adolescente, Alice, partage son obsession pour cette affaire. Ses parents, Gene et Claire, qui tentent de faire coïncider leur existence à Haeden avec leurs rêves de jeunesse, sont loin de comprendre ce que leur fille ressent. Petit à petit, les récits des habitants semblent composer un tableau du drame et des événements qui l’ont précédé. Au sein duquel le lecteur entrevoit une autre tragédie. Mais l’écrivain nous réserve un dénouement à mille lieux de ce qu’on pouvait imaginer. Avec un sens redoutable du suspense, Cara Hoffman nous livre la cartographie réelle d’un monde qu’on aurait pu prendre pour le paradis : une vie saine loin des grandes villes. Elle immortalise également les tourments de l’adolescence et le cauchemar de tout parent.

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So Much Pretty: A Novel
- 2012-03-06
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster

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