Summary
As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then the... Full description
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As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then there's the family house in Dover, England, converted to a bed-and-breakfast by Miranda's father. Dover has long been known for its hostility toward outsiders. But the Silver House manifests a more conscious malice toward strangers, dispatching those visitors it despises. Enraged by the constant stream of foreign staff and guests, the house finally unleashes its most destructive power.--From Amazon.com. |
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Item Description: |
"Published simultaneously in 2009, under the title Pie-kah, in Great Britain by Picador, London."--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: |
227 pages ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780385526050 0385526059 9781594633072 159463307X |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |