The other typist book

The other typist is suzanne rindells debut novel, but what a deliciously devilish debut it is. The other typist is clever, addictive entertainment. Rose baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower east side. A typist for the new york city police department, she sits in judgment like a high priestess.

Cinematic scenes such as the secret handshake to gain entry into the humid, ginsoaked evenings at the speakeasy, a supporting cast of mustachioed good cops and bad cops, and a flashback sequence that sheds light on odalies dark past make the other typist a thrilling riff on the classic noir and impressive first novel. Rindells voice is like a cross between merricat in shirley jacksons overlooked. With a few strokes of the keys that sit before her, she can send a person away for life in prison. She lives in new york city and is currently working on a second novel. Odalie wears her hair bobbed, dresses with panache and lives in a posh hotel. The novel i just finished, the other typist by suzanne rindell, is a delicious little mind game set in the prohibition days of the 1920s, those days of flappers and speakeasies. She took on the name rose and got a job as a typist. Working as a typist for the nyc police department in 1923, rose baker documents confessions of harrowing crimes and struggles with changing gender roles while clinging to her victorian ideals and searching for nurturing companionship before becoming obsessed with a glamorous newcomer and her world of bobbed hair. She seems destined to a life of routine solitude until a new typist is hired. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on. The great gatsby or the old detective dramas of the 60s. Ever so noir and a touch gatsbyesque, the other typist is a twisty tale of a clerical worker at a. Keira knightly is to produce and star in the movie adaption of the other typist.

The acknowledgements in suzanne rindells first novel the other typist pay homage to the first true love of her teenage years. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell discussion guide for book clubs. The story is narrated by rose baker, a typist in a dingy police precinct. Read by the actress gretchen mol, who plays gillian darmody in the hit us series boardwalk empire. Fiction history women typists police stations nineteen twenties new york statenew york. The other typist by suzanne rindell, the golem and the.

The other typist by suzanne rindell, 9780425268421, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rose is plain and prudish, diligently typing up confessions of criminals by. The new york times bestselling author of the library of light and shadow crafts. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of suzanne rindells the other typist. While she may disapprove of the details, she prides herself on typing up. A haunting debut novel set against the background of new york city in the 1920s confessions are rose bakers job. Set in prohibitionera new york city, the other typist is a deliciously dark adventure, related by a classic unreliable narrator. Buy a cheap copy of the other typist book by suzanne rindell. At first glance, the other typist seems to be a novel about the changing roles of women in the 1920s and the clash of traditional values with new views on sexuality. The other typist suzanne rindell, 20 amy einhorn books putnam 368 pp.

Working as a typist for the nyc police department in 1923, rose baker documents confessions of harrowing crimes and struggles with changing gender roles while clinging to her victorian ideals and searching for nurturing companionship before becoming obsessed with a glamorous newcomer and her world of. The other typist is told from the firstperson narration of rose baker, who is currently confined to a mental hospital. Set in the jazzy 1920s, this supereerie pageturner about obsession is a striking debut for author suzanne rindell. A haunting debut novel set against the background of new york c. The other typist is a unique and compelling story that you will want to talk about. The other typist, by suzanne rindell, depicts the decadence of the prohibition era. Highly recommend this book as a good summer beach read. That is, until a new typist a glamorous young woman named odalie arrives on the job at the precinct. Yes, rindells prose can be ungainly and prolix, but i think thats deliberate. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a very wellwritten psychological thriller set in the early 1920s in new york city. Throughout the entire book was the grooming of rose by odalie. Cussys patrons refer to her as bluet or book woman, and she delights in bringing them books as well as messages, medicine, and advice.

Narrator rose is a straightlaced typist at a police precinct and becomes obsessed with the other typist, wanton flapper and bootlegger, odalie. I just finished this book and came here to find out what on earth happened. This eerie and compelling debut is a riveting pageturner, narrated by a strangely hypnotic yet dubious young woman who works as a typist for the nypd in the 1920s. Suzanne rindell is the author of the other typist and threemartini lunch. In this very clever study of obsession and manipulation the reader is quickly led to the notion that the book has an unreliable narrator, an idea reinforced by a fairly early reference to the.

Rindells prose is rich with vivid turns of phrase and imagery that dazzles like the tassels on a flappers frock, but her real coup is the creation of meek little rosewho is. The other typist is an intriguing model of storytelling and a fascinating portrayal of the lies we tell ourselves and others. Rose baker is a typist, working at a police precinct. The other typist book central arkansas library system. The other typist book central rappahannock regional. Its told through first person narrative rose baker a stenographer in a local police precinct. She recalls the events that led her to her confinement. Reading guide for the other typist by suzanne rindell.

The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and film rights are. I would mention others but it would mess up the ending. But just who is the real odalie, and how far will rose go to find out. She begins with her time in new york city in 1925 in the age of prohibition, when rose was a typist in a police precinct, typing up the confessions of murderers, sitting. So when you choose it for your book club, please invite me. What other book might you compare the other typist to and why. You can even find this book on the book depository. The other typist is an easy read and perfect book to start the summer with. Books by suzanne rindell authors like suzanne rindell. Rose baker, the protagonist, is one of the best unreliable narrators to come along since gone girl. The other typist by suzanne rindell three books down the line i am still trying to get my head around the ending of the other typist. She is the author of the forthcoming historical mystery, the two mrs. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in. The other typist has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by fox searchlight pictures.

I think her real name is genevra, because thats what the doctor in the asylum says is the truth. Im giving away a copy of the other typist to one lucky winner, who i hope will talk about the book with me. Suzanne rindell talks to penguin books about her book the other typist. The other typist by suzanne rindell is a thrilling tale of the intoxicating and dark side of friendship. Plotted with panache, it alludes playfully to genre bedfellows such as the talented mr ripley and notes on a scandal without being obvious. What does gretchen mol bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book. Suzanne rindell is the author of two novels, the other typist and threemartini lunch. The other typist i love debut novels and this one did not disappoint. At first, rose watches odalie from afar, trying to determine if she is a threat to her position in the office. Rindell spent most of her life in northern california sacramento and san francisco, but currently lives in new york city, where she is at work on a third novel. Rose baker is a plain, prudish young typist in a scuzzy police precinct on the lower east side. If youre looking for a novel full of action and suspense this is not it.

Ripley and the great gatsby comes one of the most memorable unreliable narrators in years. The other typist suzanne rindell, read by gretchen mol. The other typist is a stunning debut novel by suzanne rindell. She lives in new york city and is currently working on a.