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Half Broken Things received starred reviews from Booklist and Publishers Weekly, who said it is a " brilliantly conceived, finely executed novel". [2] Kirkus Reviews called the novel "a grim, courageous work that crosses into dark, interior regions American readers rarely dare to tread".
Jan 1, 2003 · Half Broken Things is a novel of just that -- things and people who are at best half-broken. Jean is an older woman with no family, no friends, who house-sits to escape having to live at the local retirement home. Michael is a petty thief, a man tormented by his debts, but seeing no way to come clear of them.
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- Morag Joss
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.
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Jul 25, 2006 · Half Broken Things: A Novel. Paperback – July 25, 2006. A 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.
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A 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.
Sep 27, 2005 · Brooks is a pro at building suspense even if it plays out in some rather spectacularly yucky episodes, one involving a short spear that takes its name from “the sucking sound of pulling it out of the dead man’s heart and lungs.”. Grossness aside, it puts you right there on the scene.
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A stunning, thought-provoking crime novel of chilling moral complexity. From the book jacket: A 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.
