Half Broken ThingsA 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. From the Hardcover edition. |
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User Review - Jodeneg - LibraryThingThis book really makes you feel an aching for the many people in this world that live this way. Everyone wants a family unit that will love you unconditionally and have your back. Read full review
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User Review - DeltaQueen50 - LibraryThingIn Half Broken Things by Morag Joss the psychological suspense builds slowly until it reaches a fever pitch by the end of the book. This is a story of three lonely and obviously slightly disturbed ... Read full review
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 46 |
Section 3 | 87 |
Section 4 | 131 |
Section 5 | 173 |
Section 6 | 212 |
Section 7 | 238 |
Section 8 | 283 |
Section 10 | 305 |
Section 11 | 306 |
Section 12 | 307 |
Section 13 | 308 |
Section 14 | 309 |
Section 15 | 313 |
Section 16 | 317 |
Section 9 | 304 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Half Broken Things |
| Author | Morag Joss |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Bantam Dell, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0440242444, 9780440242444 |
| Length | 303 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Psychological Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense |
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