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|title=We Need To Talk About Kevin

|sort=We Need To Talk About Kevin

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=496

|publisher=Serpent's Tail

|date=April 2010

|isbn=978-1846687341

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Politicians continue to argue that the solution to social issues lies with the family, so it is timely that at the heart of Lionel Shriver's 2005 Orange Prize winning novel is the issue of nature vs nurture - what makes a person like he or she is? Is the eponymous Kevin born evil or is he influenced by his mother's coldness towards him. There are no clear answers and that's what gives this brave book, which tackles the taboos that some mothers don't bond with their children, such power.

If you like the idea of stories told in the form of letters, it seems that literary prize givers also appreciate the idea with [[The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga]] winning the 2008 Man Booker prize. Meanwhile, 2010 Orange prize long listed novel [[The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton]] also looks at the role of the media in dealing with school scandals and is also highly recommended.

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