{"product_id":"clever-little-thing-helena-echlin","title":"Clever Little Thing (Helena Echlin)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e taps into the heart of maternal fear and will shock you in the best way. This one will give you goose bumps.   Ashley Elston, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Lie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Sharp and unflinching a perfectly unnerving story.\"  Ashley Audrain, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A taut, powerful psychological thriller following a mother who must confront a sudden and terrifying change in her daughter after the abrupt death of their babysitter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte s daughter Stella is sensitive and brilliant, perhaps even a genius, but a recent change in her behavior has alarmed her mother. Following the sudden death of Stella s babysitter, Blanka, the once disruptive and anti-social child has become docile and agreeable. But what s unsettling is that she has begun to mirror Blanka s personality, from Blanka s repetitive phrases to her accent, to fierce cravings for Armenian meat stew after being raised a vegetarian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte is pregnant with her second child, and depleted and sick with the pregnancy. She is convinced that Blanka herself is somehow responsible for Stella s transformation. But how could Blanka, dead, still be entwined in their lives? Has Blanka somehow possessed Stella? Has Stella \u003ci\u003ebecome \u003c\/i\u003eBlanka? As Charlotte becomes increasingly obsessed, she is sure that only she can save her daughter. . . even though it s soon clear that her husband believes this is all in Charlotte s head.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelena Echlin s singular, chilling voice holds light to the blurred lines of diagnosis in children and to the vital power of maternal instinct. Kaleidoscopic and tense, pulse-pounding and genuinely creepy, and infused with shades of the supernatural, \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode to motherhood and a nuanced critique of the caretaking industry, a page-turner that will haunt readers long after its epic, surprising finale.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHelena Echlin\u003c\/b\u003e has written for numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She taught at Stanford University for eight years and has recently returned to the UK, where she now teaches fiction writing for Oxford University s Department of Continuing Education. She lives in Oxfordshire with her husband and two children.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 352 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63602862489949,"sku":"K097343261","price":16.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/238725-9734326100001A.jpg?v=1771973696","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/clever-little-thing-helena-echlin","provider":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}