CURRENTLY READING (#28): SHARP OBJECTS by GILLIAN FLYNN

"To spend a life in dreams, that sounded too lovely."

"I just think some women aren't made to be mothers. And some women aren't made to be daughters."

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"Every time people said I was pretty, I thought of everything ugly swarming beneath my clothes."

Facts:

Title: Sharp Objects

Author: Gillian Flynn

Publisher: Phoenix

Publication Year: 2007

Format: Paperback

Pages: 321

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Adult...

"It's impossible to compete with the dead. I wished I could stop trying."

Summary: 

When two girls are abducted and killed in Missouri, journalist Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the crimes.

Long-haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her mother for years, Camille suddenly finds herself installed once again in her family's mansion, reacquainting herself with her distant mother and the half-sister she barely knows - a precocious 13-year-old who holds a disquieting grip on the town. 

As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims - a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. 

Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.