"As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And th...

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Main Author:	Oyeyemi, Helen 1984- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York Talese 2009
Edition:	1. ed. in the United States of America
Subjects:	Haunted houses > Fiction Vampires > Fiction England > Fiction Occult fiction
Summary:	"As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then there's the family house in Dover, England, converted to a bed-and-breakfast by Miranda's father. Dover has long been known for its hostility toward outsiders. But The Silver House manifests a more conscious malice toward strangers, dispatching those visitors it despises. Enraged by the constant stream of foreign staff and guests, the house finally unleashes its most destructive power." -- Book jacket.
Physical Description:	227 S.
ISBN:	9780385526050