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Chloe Hooper was born in 1973. Her highly praised first novel, A Child's Book of True Crime (2002), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her Observer article about the Doomadgee case, 'Island of Lost Souls', was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards. Her last book, The Tall Man, was published by Jonathan Cape in 2009. In Australia, it won seven major literary awards.A complex psychological thriller that draws on the rich literary history of madwomen in the attic, from <i>Jane Eyre </i>and Charlotte Perkins Gilmanâs âThe Yellow Wallpaperâ to Daphne du Maurierâs <i>Rebecca... </i><i>The Engagement </i>is not <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i>; its kicks, and kicks in the teeth, are much more subtle.
- Lucy Scholes, Independent
The pages fly past so quickly you almost miss the sharp turn of phrase and imagery ⌠Chloe Hooperâs novel engages us, like Liese in Colquhounâs fantasy, in an S&M web for which we donât know the safe word.
- Fleur MacDonald, Literary Review
The novel has an affecting oddness all its own... I hope that some of E L James' seemingly insatiable fans chance upon <i>The Engagement </i>and find there is more satisfaction in its pages than in Christian Greyâs whipping room.
- Alex Peake-Tomkinson, Daily Telegraph
<i>The Engagement </i>is Chloe Hooperâs second novel and comes almost a decade after her well-received debut, <i>A Childâs Book of True Crime. </i>It is a much tighter, more suspenseful work⌠<i>The Engagement </i>is compelling.
- Stephanie Bishop, Times Literary Supplement
Hooper ably sustains the tension, carefully deploying surprises. The isolation of the farm and the âcreeping shocksâ of the wilderness create a potent unease.
The New Yorker