If the number of letches and unbalanced individuals that Mimi attracts appears extreme, readers will probably be too caught up in the action to care.
The characters have strong voices and personalities-their realness, coupled with the idyllic setting, contrasts starkly (and thrillingly) with the story's dark side. In chapters focusing on a local and his mother, readers get hints about the big picture, but suspense remains high as the book races to its climax. After the siblings agree to temporarily share living quarters, more surprises are in store as personal items go missing and Mimi has the eerie sensation of being watched. When she arrives, she is startled to find the house occupied by a stranger, Jackson (Jay) Page, a half-brother she didn't know existed. Who is the uninvited This new page-turner from a master of suspense plumbs the unsettling goings-on at a picture-perfect cottage in a Canadian backwater. Wanting to get as far away as possible from NYU-and the professor who is stalking her-Mimi heads to Canada to stay at her artist father's long-abandoned country cottage. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, shes glad to hop.
Mimi Shapiro had a disturbing freshman year at NYU, thanks to a foolish affair with a professor who still haunts her caller ID. But Mimi has just arrived, so who is responsible? And more alarmingly, what does the intruder want? Part gripping thriller, part family drama, this fast-paced novel plays out in alternating viewpoints, in a pastoral setting that is evocative and eerie - a mysterious character in its own right.) creates a tale of twisted family ties that begins with a college coed running from an affair turned sour. This twisty page-turner from a master of suspense plumbs the unsettling goings-on at a picture-perfect woodland cottage. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Uninvited book by Tim Wynne-Jones Teen & Young Adult Books ISBN: 0763648264 ISBN13: 9780763648268 The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 5.89 - 6.69 Paperback 5.09 - 5.19 Audio CD - MP3 CD - Select Condition Like New 5.19 Very Good 5. The house is fairy-tale quaint, and the key is hidden right where her dad said it would be, so she's shocked to fi nd someone already living there - Jay, a young musician, who is equally startled to meet Mimi and immediately accuses her of leaving strange and threatening tokens inside: a dead bird, a snakeskin, a cricket sound track embedded in his latest composition. Buy The Uninvited Reprint by Wynne-Jones, Tim (ISBN: 9780606150156) from Amazons Book Store. So when her artist father, Marc, offers the use of his remote Canadian cottage, she's glad to hop in her Mini Cooper and drive up north. Who IS the uninvited? This twisty page-turner from a master of suspense plumbs the unsettling goings-on at a picture-perfect woodland cottage.
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