Clever little thing [LP]

"Charlotte's daughter Stella is sensitive and brilliant, perhaps even a genius, but a recent change in her behavior has alarmed her parents. 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 t...

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Main Author: Echlin, Helena (Author)
Format: Books Print Book Large Print
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Random House Large Print, [2025]
Edition:First large print edition.
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Summary:"Charlotte's daughter Stella is sensitive and brilliant, perhaps even a genius, but a recent change in her behavior has alarmed her parents. 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. Charlotte is pregnant with her second child, and depleted and sickwith the pregnancy. She is convinced that Blanka herself is somehowresponsible for Stella's transformation. But how could Blanka, dead, still be entwined in their lives?"--
Item Description:"A novel"--Cover.
Physical Description:385 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780593949061
0593949064
Author Notes:Helena Echlin has written for numerous publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Guardian and The Times . 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.