Whisper down the lane
(Book)
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Published
Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2021].
Status
Main Branch - Adult
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Published
Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2021].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
Richard doesn't have a past. For him, there is only the present: a new marriage to Tamara, a first chance at fatherhood to her son Elijah, a quiet but pleasant life as an art teacher at Elijah's elementary school, and the dream of becoming a real artist some day. Then the body of a rabbit, ritualistically murdered, appears on the school playground with a birthday card for Richard tucked beneath it. Richard is shocked; he doesn't have a birthday-- but Sean does. Sean is a six-year-old boy in 1980s Virginia. His father has just walked out and his mother is juggling multiple jobs on food stamps. Meanwhile, all the grown-ups in his life seem worried. Cult leaders, serial killers, and stranger danger is on the rise, with moral crusaders and televangelists stoking the fires of panic. In this pressure cooker environment, Sean's school sends a note to parents alerting them that a teacher is under investigation. Sean likes Mr. Woodhouse, but when his mother asks if the bruises caused by the school bully were really caused by Mr. Woodhouse, a few small lies spiral into a terrible tragedy. Now, thirty years later, those lies are coming back to haunt Richard, because someone knows who he really is-- and they're out for revenge. Inspired by the McMartin preschool trial and the Satanic Panic of the '80s, the author delivers a nuanced portrait of parenthood and mass hysteria.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chapman, C. M. (2021). Whisper down the lane . Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Clay McLeod. 2021. Whisper Down the Lane. Quirk Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Clay McLeod. Whisper Down the Lane Quirk Books, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chapman, Clay McLeod. Whisper Down the Lane Quirk Books, 2021.
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