Book Discussion: Pet by Catherine Chidgey
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Join us for a discussion of the novel Pet by Catherine Chidgey.
Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn’t quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide where her loyalties lie. Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, Pet will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal and psychological suspense: Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures, Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping among them.
This in-person book club meeting at the Marcy library (617 Dekalb Ave) requires registration.
617 DeKalb Ave. at Nostrand Ave.
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12/21/2023 06:00 pm
12/21/2023 07:00 pm
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Book Discussion: Pet by Catherine Chidgey
<p>Join us for a discussion of the novel <em>Pet</em> by Catherine Chidgey. <br />
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Like every other girl in her class, twelve-year-old Justine is drawn to her glamorous, charismatic new teacher and longs to be her pet. However, when a thief begins to target the school, Justine’s sense that something isn’t quite right grows ever stronger. With each twist of the plot, this gripping story of deception and the corrosive power of guilt takes a yet darker turn. Justine must decide where her loyalties lie. Set in New Zealand in the 1980s and probing themes of racism, misogyny and the oppressive reaches of Catholicism, <em>Pet</em> will take a rightful place next to other classic portraits of childhood betrayal and psychological suspense: Peter Jackson’s <em>Heavenly Creatures</em>, Peter Weir’s <em>Picnic at Hanging Rock</em>, and Marilynne Robinson’s <em>Housekeeping</em> among them.</p>
<p>This in-person book club meeting at the Marcy library (617 Dekalb Ave) requires registration. </p>
Brooklyn Public Library - Marcy, Meeting Room
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