The Making of a Story is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writing both fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript[...]
Method and Madness takes its title from Hamlet: Though this be madness, yet there is method in t. Comprehensive and accessible, it provides guidelines to all aspects of fiction writing, from generating ideas to getting published. With a wealth of imaginative yet practical exercises and 39 stories th[...]
As the book opens, Dr. Jennifer White?s best friend, Amanda, who lived down the block, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed from her hand. Dr. White is the prime suspect and she herself doesn?t know whether she did it. Told in White?s own voice, fractured and eloquent, a picture emer[...]
Alice LaPlante's acclaimed psychological thrillers are distinguished by their stunning synthesis of family drama and engrossing suspense. Her new novel is an affecting foray deeper into the creases of family lifeand the light-and-dark battle of faithas LaPlante delves into the barbed psyche of a tee[...]
A "New York Times" bestseller, "Turn of Mind" is a literary thriller about a retired orthopedic surgeon suffering from dementia and accused of killing her best friend. With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante's debut novel brings us deep into a brilliant woman's deterioratin[...]
My name is Dr. Jennifer White. I am sixty-four years old. I have dementia. My son, Mark, is twenty-nine. My daughter, Fiona, twenty-four. A caregiver, Magdalena, lives with me. Alice LaPlante's Turn of Mind is a spellbinding novel about the disintegration of a strong woman's mind and the unhinging o[...]
The police are convinced that Jennifer White has killed her best friend. Amanda's body has been discovered in her home, stabbed to death and with four fingers from her right hand neatly removed. The murder is a horrifying shock to a quiet and genteel neighbourhood. Jennifer's work as an accomplished[...]
Jennifer White är en framgångsrik handkirurg. I samband med pensioneringen drabbas hon av en hastigt accelererande demenssjukdom. Hennes dagar blir mer och mer skräckinjagande när dygnet faller i bitar. När bästa väninnan Amanda hittas ihjälslagen i sitt hem blir Jennifer dessutom genast mis[...]
Jennifer White är en framgångsrik handkirurg. I samband med pensioneringen drabbas hon av en hastigt accelererande demenssjukdom. Hennes dagar blir mer och mer skräckinjagande när dygnet faller i bitar. När bästa väninnan Amanda hittas ihjälslagen i sitt hem blir Jennifer dessutom genast mis[...]