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Fiction, General Fiction

The Susan Effect

Peter Høeg (author), Martin Aitken (translator)

Paperback Published on: 03/05/2018; Language: English, Danish (Original language of a translated text)

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Synopsis

You'll tell her your darkest secrets

Susan Svendsen has an unusual talent. She is an expert in finding out secrets. People feel compelled to confide in her and unwittingly confess their innermost thoughts. Her whole life, she has exploited this talent, but now her family is in jeopardy and there is a prison sentence hanging over her head.

Then Susan gets a timely offer from a former government official: use her power one more time and have all charges dropped. But there are some powerful people determined to stop her.

Publisher information

Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9781784702267
Number of pages: 352
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 23 mm
Weight: 250g
Languages: English, Danish (Original language of a translated text)

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Disappointed

Interesting beginning, strong characters, an intriguing unfolding mystery but the dénouement is frankly silly.

Francis Cubitt

Miss Susan's Feeling for Empathy

I really liked Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, so I really liked this. Why? Because it follows a very similar narrative arc. Imagine a Smilla who is a marr... READ MORE

Keith Currie