Cracks:

by Sheila Kohler

Book Overview

An "eerie, elliptical masterpiece set in a South African boarding school in the early 1960s. . . . First-rate psychological suspense . . . played out flawlessly" (Kirkus Reviews).The members of an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590512057
• ISBN13: 9781590512050
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Sexy

This book is very erotic. I thought the description of all those teenage girls was very sexy. Terrific stuff. I could see a movie being made of this

Suspenseful and original

I couldn't put this book down. I thought the character of the swim coach was right on--the way she abuses her power over the girls, the hurt when she takes favorites. As for the sexual harrassment--unfortunately such things are still going on today. Very realistic and beautifully written.

Remarkable

I thought this was a remarkable book--very suspenseful and yet true to life. The characters were all very vivid. It made me think of Virginia Woolf in its precision of detail. I loved it

Masterpiece

As the Kirkus review said this book is a masterpiece. I read it several times. Miss G is a wonderful character.

A beautiful, innovative, and terrifying novel

CRACKS is an exquisitely written novel by one of literary fiction's most sophisticated practitioners. The South African details are fascinating, the sensuous, elegant prose flawless. A haunting tale, with a particularly powerful ending.