sharp objects: a novel  <p><b>now an hbo limited series starring amy adams, nominated for eight emmy awards, including outstanding limited series from the number one </b><b><i>new york times</i></b><b> best-selling author of </b><b><i>gone girl</i></b> </p> <p>fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter camille preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. for years, camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful 13-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's victorian mansion, camille finds herself identifying with the young victims - a bit too strongly. dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story - and survive this homecoming.</p> <p><b>praise for</b><b><i> sharp objects</i></b><b>:</b></p> <p><b>“nasty, addictive reading.” (</b><b><i>chicago tribune</i></b><b>)</b></p> <p><b>“skillful and disturbing.” (</b><b><i>washington post</i></b><b>)</b></p> <p><b>“darkly original...[a] riveting tale.” (</b><b><i>people</i></b><b>)</b></p>