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Sleeping Dogs

by Sonya Hartnett · 1995

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When a stranger enters a family's midst and insists on discovering all of their darkest secrets, the family begins a slow and painful descent into decay and madness. By the author of Wilful Blue.

Themes
abuseabuseMore like thisLess of thisfamilyfamilyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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