The Killing Jar

Monaghan, Nicola

ISBN 10: 070117983X / ISBN 13: 9780701179830

Published by Chatto & Windus, 2006

About this Item

1st edition, 1st printing paperback original in fine condition with no inscriptions, spine unbroken.Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Am happy to supply scans.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Killing Jar
• Publisher: Chatto & Windus
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 070117983X
• ISBN 13: 9780701179830
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Living on a rough housing estate in the UK with her heroin addict mother and younger brother Jon, Kerrie-Ann has never known her father but is constantly introduced to a series of ‘uncles’ - one of whom sends her out to sell drugs.

As a young child Kerrie-Ann Hill makes friends with her rather bizarre neighbour who has some unusual and life changing lessons to teach her. Mrs Ivanovich collects butterflies and carefully shows Kerrie-Ann how to collect, look after and even kill the winged creatures. The old lady dies, but Kerrie-Ann is left with a different perspective, and a vision of the world outside the estate on which she lives. She longs for escape.

At 15, Kerrie-Ann is abandoned by her mother and left to look after Jon. The only person there for her is Mark, her most trusted friend. Together they ride the euphoric highs of the 90s rave scene. But almost as soon as the feelings between Kerrie-Ann and Mark develop into real love, Mark has moved on to stronger drugs. He is regularly taking both heroin and crack cocaine, and his personality is changing.

Kerrie-Ann knows that to survive she will need to make use of everything Mrs Ivanovich had taught her all those years ago but it proves increasingly difficult to let go of the person she loves more than anyone else in her world.

About the Author

Nicola Monaghan graduated from the University of York in 1992, and went on to teach for several years before taking a job in the City of London. A career in finance took her to New York, Paris and Chicago, before she gave it all up in 2001 to return to her home town and pursue an MA in creative writing at Nottingham Trent University. The Killing Jar is Nicola's first novel, and is inspired by the lives she witnessed on the council estates where she grew up.