A Young Girls's Crimes

by David Rehak

Flora wants to be a normal teenager. But her wealthy and domineering father won't let her. He wants to keep her locked up in his mansion forever. Her anger and rebellion grow. The sexually cruel and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591290562
• ISBN13: 9781591290568
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Publish America
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Compelling, thought provoking, incredible!

This book had been on my to-read pile for a very long time when I decided to give it a whirl. I cannot believe it took me so long to read it! A Young Girl's Crimes is a gripping, thought provoking tale of a teenager who loses her innocence in the most disturbing ways. Flora is a girl who has had everything in life -- after all, her father is wealthy and influential -- save her freedom. Her father is domineering and abusive and does whatever is possible to keep Flora locked up in the mansion. But Flora rebels in the most disarming ways. She seeks love and attention in all the wrong places, only to feel emptiness afterwards. In an attempt to clean up her act, she turns to God to find spiritual guidance and escape her inner demos. However, the odyssey to self-discovery has just begun...I love the dark language in this novel. Flora's thirst for love and acceptance is gripping beyond compare. I was able to feel a great deal of compassion for this character -- even when I found her behavior appalling at times. I like how the author uses elements of Marquis de Sade within the story. Marquis de Sade is one of my favorite authors, and the fact that the works of said author are incorporated in this story made this novel all the more enjoyable for me. David Rehak is a brilliant author and I look forward to reading his other books. In the meantime, I recommend A Young Girl's Crimes most highly. It is one of my favorite reads this year thus far. He uses the sort of dark language that I adore in this sort of fiction. Again, I have no idea why it took me so long to read this compelling, thought provoking novel, but am sure glad I did!

Thought-provoking!

A Young Girl's Crimes is a very thought-provoking and original debut novel. Rehak has a fine sense of atmosphere and storytelling...my only complaint? That it wasn't longer! A terrific read. I look forward to his next book.

Shiver Me Timbers!

Poor Flora Darby: she's practically a prisoner in her own home being held hostage by her father, home schooled by a Mrs. Danvers-type of teacher, Miss Strachey: ..."who shares her (Flora's) father's strict and narrow-minded opinions." Flora also has a fondness for Le Marquis de Sade and her brother Bill.What befalls Flora in this smart, snappy little novella is piled on with expertise; albeit with a big swollen tongue held tightly against the cheek by David Rehak, the author.Rehak has written a hilarious spoof of all those penny weepies of which the Edwardians were so fond. And he has done it with panache and style.On top of all of this, his several erotic interludes are written in a style reminiscent of Jackie Collins crossed with Henry James: hot but prim and proper.This is Rehak's first novel and I for one cannot wait to see what he has in store for us next.

At last! :-)

I loved it, I read this novel with much pleasure and enjoyed every word of it. It is really not my usual reading habit to finish a book in one day without even laying the book aside. I usually read books in 5 to 25 times during a couple of months until I really finish it tho this novel is so good and I could not lay it beside me to finish it later on. I never stopped reading as I needed to know how the story ended and I finished it the same day as I started reading it. Gosh, it is really good + erotic. Erotic in a warm and sensual way, making a person crave for warmth and love. Really a good novel, tho the ending was really sad I still loved it. It is also written in a fluent and pleasant manner and making it possible for the reader to feel and taste what the characters are experiencing. David Rehak is really a writer with great potential and great writing skills. He is heading for a successful future if he keeps up this good writing. I am looking forward to his next novel! A HUGE FAN FROM THE NETHERLANDS! I wish the writer all the best and all the luck in the world. AT LAST a good novel that does not end with an-always-good-ending-story!

An early masterpiece

...This is the least boring novel I have ever read,... The clear writing style flows like water and the storytelling technique is perfect and perfectly engrossing. The story itself grabs you like it's hard to describe in words and you won't be able to put this book down, whether you're an avid or occasional reader. It's just that good and suspenseful. Secondly I think the spiritual redemption in the story is obvious...in this tale of murder, child abuse and incest... I guess there are those who will be appalled by the detailed descriptions, but not me. I was intrigued and found it quite educational. However, I wouldn't recommend this book to teens or "young adults." This is clearly a book for grown adults who can handle and understand this subject-matter. Also, I feel the characterization would have been even more well-rounded in a longer book. All that said, this is a truly amazing little novel, certainly one of the finest I've ever read, and the most exciting. I was literally on the edge of my seat on every page because the story develops so fast and interesting. It will be interesting to see what Rehak comes out with next, how similar or different it will be from this first one. I know I'll be first in line to snatch up a copy.