Vacant Possession

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Vacant Possession is a darkly comic psychological thriller novel by Hilary Mantel that follows a disturbed young woman seeking revenge on the family who once fostered her.

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instanceOf dark comedy novel
novel
psychological thriller novel
author Hilary Mantel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
follows a disturbed young woman
genre black comedy
dark comedy
psychological thriller
hasAuthor Hilary Mantel NERFINISHED
hasForm prose
hasSubjectMatter class and social tension
foster care
obsession
violence
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTitle Vacant Possession
hasTone darkly comic
satirical
sinister
isFictionalWork true
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature
mainCharacterRole former foster child
mainTheme family dysfunction
mental instability
revenge
narrativeFocus disturbed young woman seeking revenge
plotSummary A disturbed young woman seeks revenge on the family who once fostered her.

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Hilary Mantel notableWork Vacant Possession