Cracks

Proof copy. 8vo. Pp. [x], 165. Pictorial wraps.

Author's third novel. Chosen by Newsday and Library Journal as one of the best books of 1999. In this tale of teenage sexuality, longing and identity, a girls' boarding school reunion, 40 years on, rekindles memories of a classmate's disappearance in the South African veld. Basis for the 2009 screen adaptation, directed by Jordan Scott and starring Eva Green. "An eerie, elliptical masterpiece." –Kirkus Reviews