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Pet
Written by Catherine Chidgey
Narrated by Natalie Beran
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
"FAULTLESS." ?The Guardian *** "A SLY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER." ?The Observer
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn’t quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.
Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, Pet will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Go-Between, Heavenly Creatures and Au Revoir Les Enfants among them.
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn’t quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Young as she is, Justine must decide where her loyalties lie.
Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, Pet will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Go-Between, Heavenly Creatures and Au Revoir Les Enfants among them.
Author
Catherine Chidgey
Catherine Chidgey was born in New Zealand in 1970. She is the author of In a Fishbone Church (1999), for which she received the Betty Trask Award, Golden Deeds (2000) and The Transformation (2005). Catherine Chidgey now lives in Dunedin
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25 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Feb 15, 2025
It’s not quite enough for literary fiction, but if you’re into crime mysteries, you might be disappointed too. The story itself is interesting, but the pacing feels off, and there’s a lot of unnecessary detail. I kept waiting for it to actually matter to the plot, but it never did. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Dec 14, 2024
Woow . 5/5 for narration and 5/5 for the novel.