From the internationally bestselling author of beautiful malice comes a captivating novel of psychological suspense about love and friendship, loyalty and betrayalperfect for readers of s. Sweet damage tells the story of tim ellison, a twentyish guy who is lounging around, not really doing anything with his life apart from working in his fathers restaurant. When strange and terrifying things start happening in the house at night, tim wonders if taking the room was a mistake. Rebecca spent her early twenties working as a waitress. You cant look away and you may even want to turn to last page to find out the. Spending her lonely days plagued by agoraphobia and panic attacks, anna. The origin of islam is placed around 610 ce when muhammad, a highly spiritual. Nov 30, 2014 rebecca james is the author of beautiful malice, sweet damage, and the forthcoming cooper bartholomew is dead. Rebecca james was born in sydney and spent her twenties teaching english in indonesia and japan. Advanced reader copy received from publisher bantam via netgalley release date uk 2nd december 2014 view on amazon id never heard of rebecca james before but when i spotted this book on netgalley i was immediately attracted to the gothicstyle cover and the blurb intrigued me. A melodrama with a psychotic twist, sweet damage s distinctive voice is pale and unhappy anna london, who lives alone on the fairlight estate, a beautiful old sandstone and brick mansion that looks out over sydney harbor. Rebecca james, author of cooper bartholomew is dead, beautiful malice and sweet damage epstein is an expert in the wellpaced unravelling of a mystery, and this novel is filled with edgeofyourseat tension.
Sweet damage north central regional library overdrive. Rebecca james is the author of beautiful malice and sweet damage. Rebecca lives in australia with her partner and their four sons. Rebecca james first novel, beautiful malice, was an international publishing sensation. Sweet damage by rebecca james 9781742373010 qbd books. Sweet damage by rebecca james and craig baldwin audiobook. Rebecca james books are available from booktopia, the leading online bookstore in australia. Rebecca spent her early twenties working as a waitress, her late twenties teaching english in indonesia and japan, and most of her thirties. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Delve into the psychology of a group of friends, and old enemies, where no one is what they seem, in this gripping novel from the author of beautiful malice and sweet damage. This acclaimed book by rebecca james is available at in several formats for your ereader. In australia, jamess novel is marketed as a young adult title, but this book is so much more. Her first, beautiful malice, gained international success for its chilling story of twisted friendship.
I would like to include it in a literature circle collection for capable readers who enjoy the psychological thriller genre. Marketed as young adult, sweet damage is the second novel from rebecca james delving into the nature of friendship and relationships in a way that works for older audiences as well. Ep 34 rebecca james on high expectations, print books are still winning, take criticism the right way, how to be a successful poet and more. In reality, the people who lived there did the damage. Sweet damage, by sensational australian author, rebecca james is a chilling and gripping twisted psychological thriller of obsession, friendship, and betrayal. The tale is revealed mostly through tims point of view and readers experience his confusion, his growing interest in his room mate anna, and the slow burgeoning of his deep caring and respect for her. In fact if someone asked me when my last book came out id answer oh, just a few months ago. However, id have trouble classing it as a mystery thriller, its more of a suspenseful romance, which is aimed towards a young adult audience.
Rebecca lives in canberra with her partner and their four sons. Rebecca james captures the sheer horror and immense anxiety that comes with the condition perfectly. She spent her early twenties working as a waitress, her late twenties teaching english in indonesia and japan, and most of her thirties having babies and working as a kitchen designer. Sweet damage by rebecca james book cover, description, publication history. In fact the room comes with a condition, and the owner of the house, the mysterious anna london, is unfriendly and withdrawn. Praise for sweet damage as the feelings between tim and anna. James and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sweet damage posted on july 5, 20 by rebecca james. It has been over a year since sweet damage came out in australia. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Rebecca james born 1970 in sydney, australia is a writer of young adult fiction biography.
Her first novel, beautiful malice, was an international publishing sensation, selling in 52 countries. Ep 34 rebecca james on high expectations, print books are. The woman in the mirror audiobook, written by rebecca. Dec 02, 2014 rebecca james is the author of beautiful malice and sweet damage. Cooper bartholomew is dead isbn 9781743319239 pdf epub. Sweet damage by rebecca james will be published by random house group bantam dell on 2 december 2014. Tim ellison feels lucky when he finds a cheap place to rent in his dream locat. Twentysomething tim ellison is crashing at his exgirlfriend lilla and her boyfriend patricks place. Except patrick is not too happy about the situation and needs tim to move out.
Praise for sweet damage as the feelings between tim and anna intensify, so do the weird happenings inside their home. Rebecca james is married with four young children all boys and until recently ran a kitchen design business with her husband. But in real life it wasnt the house that was responsible for. Rebecca james is the author of beautiful malice, sweet damage, and cooper bartholomew is dead.
She was born in sydney and spent her early twenties working as a waitress, her late twenties teaching english in indonesia and japan, and most of her thirties having babies and working as a kitchen designer. Oct 29, 2014 sweet damage by rebecca james will be published by random house group bantam dell on 2 december 2014. The rest of the characters in the books are also developed well in the sense that the book explains their. I think the situation changes once youre published, i think. Rebecca james unveils a chilling modern gothic novel of a family consumed by the shadows and secrets of its past in the woman in the mirror. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or. When strange and terrifying things start happening in the house at night, tim wonders if taking the room is a mistake. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Rebecca james is the author of beautiful malice, sweet damage and the forthcoming cooper bartholomew is dead. Rebecca james new novel, sweet damage, certainly hits the mark as a modern day gothic mystery.
Something quite funny happens to your perception of time as. In my dreams its as if the house itself has sinister intentions. Read sweet damage by rebecca james available from rakuten kobo. Rebecca james sweet damage extract free download as pdf file. She has worked as a waitress, a kitchen designer, an english teacher in both indonesia and japan, a barmaid, and, most memorably, a minicab telephone operator in london. I read this right after i read beautiful malice and was well and truly prepared for rebecca james writing style and the stories are very similar. She now lives in canberra, australia, with her partner and their four sons. Rebecca has worked as a waitress, a kitchen designer, an english teacher in both indonesia and japan, a barmaid, and most memorably a minicab telephoneoperator in london. Islam, contains the teachings of the prophet that were revealed to him from allah. She has worked as a waitress, a kitchen designer, an english teacher in both indonesia and japan, a barmaid, and most memorably a minicab telephoneoperator in london. Something quite funny happens to your perception of time as you get older. When tim ellison finds a cheap room to rent in the perfect location in sydney it looks like a huge stroke of luck.
Taut and intense, sweet damage is an addictive novel about vulnerability, obsession, and duplicity, with a modern gothic twist. Rebecca james sweet damage extract agoraphobia panic. Sweet damage by rebecca james 9781760112493 booktopia. Rebecca james unveils a chilling modern gothic novel of a family consumed by the shadows and secrets of its past in the woman in the mirror for more than two centuries, winterbourne hall has stood atop a bluff overseeing the english countryside of cornwall and the sea beyond. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
Booktopia rebecca james books on the booktopia rebecca. Rebecca james beautiful malice with a pageturning plot and characters that leap off the page, this is the story of an obsessive friendship and dark secrets that can no longer be hidden. Fortunately, sweet damage is a fairly easy read so i ripped through it in a night. Listen to sweet damage by rebecca james, craig baldwin for free with a 30 day free trial. Sweet damage has very much the look and feel of jamess previous novel beautiful malice even down to the relationship between the two female protagonists. I like how the author manages to keep you interested all the way throughout the book. There are not even enough words to describe how impressed i am by this novel. Sweet damage is the first book ive read that explores agoraphobia, a debilitating, traumatising and downright scary anxiety disorder that prevents the sufferer from being in public. Its one of those books that makes you want to rush to the finish. Rebecca james second thriller contains many of the features that made her first, beautiful malice, so popular.
But then his feelings for anna start to change, and when her past comes back with a vengeance, tim is caught right in the middle of it. Sweet damage street smart james, rebecca author dec022014 hardcover rebecca james on. Sweet damage by rebecca james overdrive rakuten overdrive. James lives in canberra, australia, with her partner and their four sons. Sweet damage i still dream about anna londons house. In the beginning there is this intrigue about who anna is and what happened to her, but even by the very end there are still elements of interest that make you want to keep reading. Sweet damage by rebecca james author craig baldwin narrator. She grew up in numerous different places throughout australia including bourke, sydney, wellington and bathurst. Having just finished it, ill definitely be seeking out her. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. This rebecca james page has biography information, bestsellers, titles, books by series and other rebecca james information. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more. Sweet damage i think i preferred this to beautiful malice. Rebecca with both sweet damage and cooper i did a lot. Things that go bump in the night add to the suspense in this cautionary tale of young adult friendships. A novel by rebecca james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rebecca james worked in publishing for several years before leaving to write fulltime, and is now the author of several novels written under a pseudonym, as well as the woman in the mirror under her own name. Buy a discounted paperback of sweet damage online from australias leading online bookstore. Join facebook to connect with rebecca james and others you may know. In sweet damage, tim, an easy going, twenty something kitchen hand who has been staying on his exgirlfriends couch since his return from an overseas trip. Tim ellison feels lucky when he finds a cheap place to rent in his dream location, close to the restaurant where he works as a chef, and even closer to his. A lot of time is spent on the characters and their relationships but they are built so well, this is what makes the story so.
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