This Gorgeous Game
May 2010 · Sold by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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A CHILLING NOVEL ABOUT THE ISOLATION OF BEING STALKED AND THE ABUSE OF POWER.
Olivia Peters is over the moon when her literary idol, the celebrated novelist and muchadored local priest Mark D. Brendan, offers to become her personal writing mentor. But when Father Mark's enthusiasm for Olivia's prose develops into something more, Olivia's emotions quickly shift from wonder to confusion to despair. Exactly what game is Father Mark playing, and how on earth can she get out of it?
This remarkable novel about overcoming the isolation that stems from victimization is powerful, luminous, and impossible to put down.
A 2010 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
A 2011 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A 2011 CCBC Choice
Olivia Peters is over the moon when her literary idol, the celebrated novelist and muchadored local priest Mark D. Brendan, offers to become her personal writing mentor. But when Father Mark's enthusiasm for Olivia's prose develops into something more, Olivia's emotions quickly shift from wonder to confusion to despair. Exactly what game is Father Mark playing, and how on earth can she get out of it?
This remarkable novel about overcoming the isolation that stems from victimization is powerful, luminous, and impossible to put down.
A 2010 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
A 2011 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A 2011 CCBC Choice
Ratings and reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Cheyenne Bice
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April 1, 2014
Although I've had my fair share of issues with religion and belief, this book is an amazing story of the love and compassion of family and friends helping to overcome adversity. This was an excellent read, written so well it brought so many emotions out in me that I just had to take breaks sometimes even though I did not want to stop reading. Just wonderful.
Angela Tuguinay
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January 7, 2018
This Gorgeous Game. The story writing is really good. The content is a rollercoaster of emotions. In short, two thumbs up! 😊
A Google user
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I love the book. It is an amazing thriller.
About the author
DONNA FREITAS's first novel was THE POSSIBLITIES OF SAINTHOOD, a Miami Herald Best Book of the Year. She lives in New York City.
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