Take Me Apart
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Pub Date Dec 1 2020 | Archive Date Dec 1 2020
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"A haunting and decidedly feminist literary thriller that explores mental illness, violence, and the nature of obsession."—Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek
"What a clever, visceral thriller... It made me sad, angry, and fired up."—Araminta Hall, author of Imperfect Women
"Take Me Apart is an ambitious, intelligent, and ridiculously readable literary thriller that takes on art, sexism, violence, and mental illness—all set against an evocatively rendered Northern Californian landscape...—Rachel Khong, author of Goodbye Vitamin
TAKE ME APART is chilling, thought-provoking take on art, illness, and power, from a spellbinding new voice in psychological suspense.
Journalist Kate Aitken leaves New York for a fresh start in seaside Callinas with its stunning Californian vistas and stately homes. Kate begins working as an archivist for the enigmatic Theo, son of the famous photographer, Miranda Brand, who killed herself years earlier. Kate’s job is to sort through Miranda’s effects to find artwork and other images for exhibition and eventual sale. Kate knows Miranda’s story, and she knows how she died. That is until she finds Miranda’s journal and begins reading…
Enthralled in Miranda’s disturbing reminiscences of marriage, motherhood, and the pressure of her work, Kate starts to think perhaps the artist didn’t kill herself after all. As Kate finds herself falling for Theo, she sets her sights on uncovering just what happened to his famous mother. But what she finds threatens to upend more than the mystery of Miranda Brand…
TAKE ME APART is a gripping look at long-held secrets, destructive family dynamics, and the pressures of ambition. It’s about two women, both facing creative destruction at the hands of men, and the lengths they’re forced to go to in order to remain in one piece…
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* UK release date: 28 January 2021
Advance Praise
<p>‘A dark, thoughtful thriller.’—Washington Post</p<p>‘At the center of this dark drama is mental illness…Reading it is painful. Yet, these are some of the novel’s strongest pages…A reading experience like peeling an onion layer by layer…You can put this book down, just not for long.’—USA Today</p><p>‘Sligar delivers an intriguing mystery while tackling big themes, especially sexism and the societal restraints placed on women’s bodies and minds. The results are spellbinding. A raw and sophisticated debut.’—Kirkus, starred review</p><p>‘A perceptive debut…With a cool style and fast pace, Sligar achieves a propulsive exploration of these ambitious women’s inner turbulence in response to an abusive man in each of their lives.’—Publishers Weekly</p><p>‘A study of two damaged and sympathetic women…Love story, hate story, mystery—all in one.’—Library Journal</p><p>‘Sligar handles her intricately structured story’s threads with delicacy in this impressive, suspenseful debut.’—Booklist</p><p>‘What a clever, visceral thriller. A raw, unfiltered twist on gaslighting that challenges how society treats women. It made me sad, angry, and fired up.’—Araminta Hall, author of Our Kind of Cruelty</p<p>‘Take Me Apart is a stunning debut. In gorgeous prose, Sara Sligar creates a haunting and decidedly feminist literary thriller that explores mental illness, violence, and the nature of obsession. I loved this novel so much that I blew off all my responsibilities, turned off my phone, and blistered through the whole thing in one sitting. Unforgettable and thought-provoking, Take Me Apart has my highest recommendation.’—Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek</p><p>‘Take Me Apart is such a delicious novel: perfectly plotted, atmospheric, disturbing, sad—even sexy. Sara Sligar brings both the northern California coast and the personal history of a brilliant artist to vivid life. I couldn’t put it down.’—Lydia Kiesling, author of The Golden State</p>
<p>‘A dark, thoughtful thriller.’—Washington Post</p<p>‘At the center of this dark drama is mental illness…Reading it is painful. Yet, these are some of the novel’s strongest pages…A...
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| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781922330673 |
| PRICE | A$32.99 (AUD) |
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