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In a Country of Mothers

In a Country of Mothers

by A . M . Homes (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

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    Paperback 1994

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Synopsis

For Claire Roth, an established psycho-therapist with an adoring husband and children, her new patient - Jody Goodman - a witty and attractive young filmmaker - is a welcome diversion from her predictable life. Jody, successful, yet uncertain, is disarmed by Claire's interest and approval. Gradually, the lines between friendship and family, between love and compulsion, begin to lose their focus - especially when one of them starts to believe fanatically that some things simply cannot be coincidences, and that what they share, in fact, is the deepest bond of all. In a Country of Mothers is a transfixing psychological thriller; in it A. M. forces us to confront our own judgements about sanity, danger and desire.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 05 Jun 2006
ISBN 10: 1862078882
ISBN 13: 9781862078888

Media Reviews
* 'Very few writers push the envelope with such style and confidence' Mark Haddon * 'Irresistibly pulls the reader into a vortex of damaged faith. Fiercely witty, frenetically paced, and seriously engaged with significant issues' Maddison Smartt Bell * 'Homes couldn't be more deliciously named: she kicks over the doll's house and gives suburbanity a good shake' Guardian * 'The imagination that shapes A.M Homes's fiction is exhilaratingly perverse' New York Times Book Review
Author Bio
AM Homes is the author of several novels -, The End of Alice, Music for Torching, and Jack - and two collections of short stories, The Safety of Objects and the recent highly acclaimed Things You Should Know all published by Granta. She is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and teaches in the writing programme at Columbia University. She lives in New York City. Her latest novel, This Book Will Save Your Life is published by Granta this month.