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The End of Alice is a deeply unsettling novel by A. M. Homes, a former pedophile serving time in a maximum security prison. In this story, the prisoner, who is a man in his twenty-third year, narrates his past and the violent perversion of the other inmates. However, the reality of his stark cell and the violent perversion of the other inmates lies behind his imagination. The reader is transported into the lives of characters simultaneously repellent and seductive, as the innocent correspondence between the prisoner and a nineteen-year-old suburban college student is revealed. This tale sheds light on the disturbing depths of the human psyche, making it a compelling and thought-provoking read.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama
Authors: A. M. Homes
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