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On the cusp of fifteen, pretty Theresa is the town's most sought-after babysitter - cheerful, beloved, adored by children and animals, but also a solitary soul with an already complex understanding of human nature. She is Titania among her fairies, the one person to call on for help with a child in extreme distress. Theresa does not doubt her power over the fathers of her adoring charges either, like the elderly artist whose signature and doodles may fetch a fortune, but whose potential lechery Theresa toys with like a kitten with yarn. Yet, during this unforgettable summer, it is her cousin Daisy, a frail little creature with glittery shoes and worrying bruises that don't heal, in whom Theresa invests her greatest love. Infused with suppressed passion, disappointment, and enduring hope, Alice McDermott's wonderful new novel reveals a world seen afresh through the eyes of an utterly seductive fifteen-year-old. Once again, McDermott explores the mysterious depths of what seems like everyday life with unforgettable insight and emotional power.

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"It is such a rich, wise, tender book. I absolutely loved it and long for more by her." -- Esther Frued

'...a book which manages to be both elegy and celebration. Utterly beguiling’ -- Time Out

'Child of My Heart dazzles in the details’ -- USA Today

'McDermott's prose slips down like liquid, often carrying alcohol's lingering sting' -- Daily Mail

‘Enough to turn your heart into a red velvet pin cushion’ -- Elle

‘Her incantatory cadence carries the reader blissfully along like the lulling rhythm of an overnight train.’ -- Economist

‘McDermott is a genius of quiet observation...Child of My Heart extends her artistic triumphs, and we should rejoice’ -- Los Angeles Times

‘McDermott sees everything and misses nothing ...' -- Houston Chronicle

‘The underlying emotions of this evocative novel are as sharp as a clenched handful of pins ... Utterly beguiling’ -- Time Out

About the Author

Alice McDermott is the author of A BIGAMIST'S DAUGHTER, THAT NIGHT, AT WEDDINGS AND WAKES, and CHARMING BILLY. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.

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  • PublisherBloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 0747563233
  • ISBN 13 9780747563235
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages256

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