Looker: ‘A slim novel that has maximum drama’

Laura Sims

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Have you ever wanted to steal someone else’s life? The Professor lives in Brooklyn; her partner Nathan has left her; she can’t have a baby. All she’s left with is Nathan’s old moggy, Cat. Who she doesn’t even like. Then a celebrity actress moves into the area. She’s beautiful, with long auburn hair, perfect skin, a lovely smile. She’s got children – a baby, even. And a husband who seems to adore her. She leaves discarded household items and toys outside for thrift collection. She leaves her windows open, even at night. There’s no harm, the Professor thinks, in recycling those items. Or looking in through the illuminated glass at that shiny, happy family. Is there?

ISBN: 9781472258809 Category:

Description

‘Dazzlingly creepy storytelling, reminiscent of NOTES ON A SCANDAL’ Grazia

‘A short, bracing shock of a novel, easily gulped down in one sitting’ Metro

‘Written with a precise, sinister elegance, this is a gripping portrait of one woman’s descent into madness’ Heat

The Professor lives in Brooklyn; her partner Nathan left her when she couldn’t have a baby. All she has now is her dead-end teaching job, her ramshackle apartment, and Nathan’s old moggy, Cat. Who she doesn’t even like.

The Actress lives a few doors down. She’s famous and beautiful, with auburn hair, perfect skin, a lovely smile. She’s got children – a baby, even. And a husband who seems to adore her. She leaves her windows open, even at night.

There’s no harm, the Professor thinks, in looking in through the illuminated glass at that shiny, happy family, fantasizing about them, drawing ever closer to the actress herself. Or is there?

‘Unsettling and compelling’ Tammy Cohen

‘Laura Sims has pulled off the high-wire act of making bitterness delicious’ Vogue

Additional information

Weight 0.18 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 1.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

198

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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