Baby Teeth
A Novel
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3.8 • 59 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“Unnerving and unputdownable, Baby Teeth will get under your skin and keep you trapped in its chilling grip until the shocking conclusion.”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline
"Gripping"—InStyle
"Propulsive."—New York Times Book Review
"A deliciously creepy read."—New York Post
A battle of wills between mother and daughter reveals the frailty and falsehood of familial bonds in award-winning playwright and filmmaker Zoje Stage’s tense novel of psychological suspense, Baby Teeth.
MEET HANNA: Seven-year-old Hanna is a sweet-but-silent angel in the eyes of her adoring father Alex. He’s the only person who understands her. But her mother Suzette stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good.
MEET SUZETTE: Suzette loves her daughter, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. She’s also becoming increasingly frightened by Hanna’s little games, while her husband Alex remains blind to the failing family dynamics. Soon, Suzette starts to fear that maybe their supposedly innocent baby girl may have a truly sinister agenda.
“We Need to Talk About Kevin meets Gone Girl meets The Omen...a twisty, delirious read that will constantly question your sympathies for the two characters as their bond continues to crumble.”—Entertainment Weekly
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Screenwriter-turned-author Zoje Stage's debut novel drills into a provocative idea: What if your own child really, really hated you? New mom Suzette has a twisted, troubled relationship with her mute daughter, Hanna. Suzette’s endless attempts to soften Hanna’s defiance only stoke the girl’s blazing desire to "make Mommy go away." Using ping-ponging perspectives to propel her carefully calibrated plot, Stage borrows from the myth of Myrrha and The Exorcist while playing on every parent’s most unspeakable fear.
Customer Reviews
Terrible
Couldn’t wait for it to just be over!
Baby teeth
Parents walk away, happy and free of their young child…..to pretty an ending. Also written in the mind of a young child…with adult vocabulary and thought processes. Very unrealistic.
Just ok
The author spins off on tangents that are irrelevant to the story. There needed to be more focus on the story itself