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Pictures in the Dark

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The Nevilles are the perfect family - Dad runs a floor cleaning business and Mum takes care of the girls, Sarah and Carlie.

It might seem that the only tension comes from Carlie sneaking out at night to see Jesse, the boy who lives and works at a nearby petrol station.

But something is wrong with this seemingly perfect family and, no matter how careful Sarah and Carlie are, they never know what might set their mother off.

They never know if they'll get dinner, or be able to take a bath, or talk to a new friend on the phone. And they are not sure if their hard-working dad even knows what is going on.

The only question is how long they can last like this before someone snaps.

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Product Details
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
0747575525 / 9780747575528
Paperback
813.54
01/08/2005
United Kingdom
English
288 p.
20 cm
teenage Learn More
Quiz No: 207935, Points 9.00, Book Level 4.50,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More
Originally published: New York: Bloomsbury, 2004.
Powerful portrayal of parental mental illness that is resoundingly honest and unflinching. Not since The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson has the subject been so well handled.
Powerful portrayal of parental mental illness that is resoundingly honest and unflinching. Not since The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson has the subject been so well handled. YFB General fiction (Children's / Teenage)