{"product_id":"clever-little-thing-by-helena-echlin-9781035421480","title":"Clever Little Thing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA MOTHER KNOWS HER CHILD BEST. DOESN'T SHE?\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'CLEAR YOUR CALENDARS for January. You will be doing nothing but devouring this absolutely breathtaking page-turner of a book. Think THE PUSH - on steroids'\u003c\/b\u003e – Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Goosebumps! Sharp and unflinching . . . this is a perfectly unnerving story with something to say about the collision of motherhood's love and fear' – \u003cb\u003eASHLEY AUDRAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compelling and creepy, \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e taps into the heart of maternal fear and will shock you in the best way' – \u003cb\u003eASHLEY ELSTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Echlin brilliantly blurs the lines between love, possession, and obsession in this eerie, twisty story of a mother trying to protect her daughter. \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e had me racing to discover what was madness, what was manipulation, and what might be all too real' – \u003cb\u003eTRACY SIERRA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte's daughter, Stella, is sensitive and brilliant - perhaps even a genius - but after the sudden death of her babysitter, Blanka, the once disruptive and anti-social child has become docile and agreeable. And what's more unsettling is that she has begun to mirror Blanka's personality, from her accent and repetitive phrases to fierce cravings for Armenian meat stew after being raised a vegetarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharlotte is pregnant with her second child, depleted and sick, and convinced that Blanka herself is somehow responsible for Stella's transformation. But how could Blanka still be entwined in their lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Charlotte becomes increasingly obsessed, it's clear her husband believes this is all in her head and soon, Charlotte is convinced she is the only one who can save her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold through a singular, chilling voice, \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e holds light to the blurred lines of diagnosis in children and to the vital power of maternal instinct. Kaleidoscopic and tense, pulse-pounding and genuinely creepy, this is an ode to motherhood and a page-turner that will haunt readers long after its epic finale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A cleverly constructed psychological thriller about the lengths that a mother will go to to protect her children . . . incredibly moving, tense, and deliciously creepy, and I know that last chapter will stay with me for a very long time'\u003c\/b\u003e – \u003cb\u003eASHLEY TATE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is unsettling in the best way, a page-turning thriller about a mother's love and endless devotion to her child that is impossible to put down'\u003c\/b\u003e – \u003cb\u003eMARY KUBICA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover for yourself why readers can't get enough of \u003ci\u003eClever Little Thing\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best psychological thriller I've read this year!'\u003c\/b\u003e – Reader Review, ⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023955972332,"sku":"9781035421480","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035421480.jpg?v=1734484036","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/clever-little-thing-by-helena-echlin-9781035421480","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}