Helpless

Rachel is a nine-year-old girl whose luminous beauty inspires every form of admiration. One summer night, when a summer blackout plunges the city into darkness and confusion, her most fervent admirer--a middle-aged appliance repairman named Ron--abducts her from her home. Set over the next two weeks, Helpless moves between the perspectives of Rachel, her mother, Celia, and Ron, whose feelings for Rachel grow less innocent by the day. Tapping into the fear that resides just below the surface of contemporary city life, Helpless is a brilliantly realized thriller about every parent's nightmare (Calgary Herald).

Author: Barbara Gowdy
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 04/01/2008
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780312427665

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 05/11/2008 pg. 36

About the Author

Barbara Gowdy is the author of five previous books, including, most recently, The White Bone and The Romantic. Her fiction has been published in more than twenty countries. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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