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Scissors, Paper, Stone [Paperback]

Elizabeth Day
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Book Description

2 Feb 2012
As Charles Redfern lies motionless in hospital, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are forced to confront their relationships with him - and with each other. Anne, once beautiful and clever, has paled in the shadow of her husband's dominance. Charlotte, meanwhile, is battling with her own inner darkness and is desperate to prevent her relationship with her not-yet-divorced lover from disintegrating.

As the full truth of Charles's hold over them is brought to light, both women must reconcile themselves with the choices they have made, the secrets they have kept, and the uncertain future that now lies ahead of them.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks (2 Feb 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1408821656
  • ISBN-13: 978-1408821657
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.6 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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‘The relationship between the two women is very well done - tense, hinting all the time at some fatal incident ...truly disturbing, utterly believable ... sensitive, never prurient' (Margaret Forster )

‘Moving, terrifyingly real' (Observer )

‘Day's subtle prose packs a powerfully disturbing punch as her understated yet candid handling of dark subjects reaches into the most raw and fragile parts of all of us ... Sad, delicate and convincing Scissors Paper Stone is a reminder of how the human need to love and be loved can destroy all that we hold dear. It's a striking debut novel from a talented writer' (Metro )

‘A brave and thoughtful book ... As an attempt to analyse the dysfunctional web of relationships within an outwardly normal family, it's a courageous and sensitive story' (Independent )

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A frank and beautiful story of damage, survival and restoration from an exhilarating new literary voice

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Totally readable 5 May 2012
Format:Paperback
Both me and my sister thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I've read it in three days and I teach full time but couldn't wait to get back into it. The author has a way of describing thoughts and feelings that really make you feel total empathy with each character. I was able to picture this novel like watching a drama on TV and feel the tension between the characters as if I were in the story with them. I highly recommend it as a good read and will be lending it to my friends immediately. I feel sad to have finished it and at a loss as to how to find something equally gripping and absorbing. Buy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars a first novel, a total triumph 12 Sep 2012
Format:Hardcover
Scissors, Paper, Stone presents a challenging subject for a debut novel - indeed for any author, however experienced. It is to Elizabeth Day's great credit that she pulls it off in spades. Indeed she completely absorbs the reader in her storyline and her elegant prose. Given that Day is an award-winning journalist, it is not perhaps surprising that she has now delivered an award-winning first novel. Scissors, Paper, Stone is a triumph from the first page to the last.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Prose 27 Aug 2012
Format:Paperback
This is an elequently and artfully written novel which deals with the hideous things which can lie under the surface of apparently normal life. The characterisation is brilliantly drawn and there's a haunting tension which carries the book along. It's a really beautiful book which conveys both cruelty and the possibilty of woring through adversity.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A powerful, moving tale
This is a brilliant debut novel, full of emotional truths and ever so sad. I would have given it five stars except that it is at times a little over-written, with just a bit too... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Victoria Blessing
2.0 out of 5 stars Depressing
A sad little story of 'dysfunctional' [read unpleasant] families who apparently hate each other passionately for years. Read more
Published 11 days ago by McConnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely magnificent
It's Wednesday evening and the middle of a working week . There are all sorts of jobs I should be doing , phone calls I should be making , clearing up I should be attempting. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. K. Vaughan
5.0 out of 5 stars I have not yet read it
It had a good review so I thought I would. Read it but as yet I have not had time
Published 3 months ago by galway
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a Read
I enjoyed this book very much. The beginning is slow and I wondered if I would want to carry on. I did, I am glad I did. Read more
Published 4 months ago by SooSoo
4.0 out of 5 stars Uncomfortable and absorbing
From the second we meet our first protagonist, Anne, chopping vegetables in the kitchen for a casserole, Elizabeth Day makes it immediately apparent that there is something wrong... Read more
Published 9 months ago by A. Non
4.0 out of 5 stars Scissors Paper Stone
This was a really good read. Very well written and it caught my attention from the first page and created excellent characterizations of the protagonists. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Tamara
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
I can't believe that this is Elizabeth Day's first novel as it is just brilliant. She explores the damage caused to individuals when they are hurt and betrayed by their own family... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dot
5.0 out of 5 stars hard to put down
what a brilliant book, I found I could not put it down, and shed a few tears, not something I am prone to, but this book was written in such a way that the characters are so real... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mrs. C. Hollinshead
3.0 out of 5 stars An elegant but not easy novel to read
When a car accident places Charles in a coma, his wife Anne and daughter Charlotte are left to examine their relationships and the events that have led them to that point. Read more
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