Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay
List Price:
Our Price: $19.48
You Save: $10.47 (35%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Joan LindsayEdition: Library Binding
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1986-05
ISBN: 0899665608
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Buccaneer Books
Book Reviews of Picnic at Hanging Rock
Book Review: Like The Blair Witch's Big Brother.
Summary: 5 Stars
Picnic at Hanging Rock is the type of book that makes the reader completely lose track of time, in the race to discover the fate of the girls. Set in the early 1900's, the book is the chilling story of a group of girls and their teacher who mysteriously vanish during a St Valentines Day picnic. The book is apparently based upon real events which happened at Hanging Rock at the beginning of the 20th Century. I discovered the book after seeing the motion picture, and have since rad the book many times. It is very similar to The Blair Witch Project, in that there is no explanation as to what happened to the girls or the maths mistress. There are several subplots running through the novel, which add greatly to the depth and realism of the book. Especially fascinating is the subplot featuring Sarah, a 'charity' pupil at the school. The climax to Sarahs story within the book comes as a complete surprise, and will make you want to immediately reread the book in the search for clues! Definitely worth a read, especially for horror fans. A disturbing tale which will keep you guessing till the very end.
Literature & Fiction Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Best Bizarre Novels
The Ministry of Fear: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)by Graham Greene
Penguin Classics; Published: 1993-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.40
Price in other shops:
Picnic at Hanging Rockby Joan Lindsay
Buccaneer Books; Published: 1986-05; Library Binding; Book
Best price: $19.19
Price in other shops:
Observatory Mansions: A Novelby Edward Carey
Vintage; Published: 2002-02-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.18
Price in other shops:
Le Grand Meaulnes (Penguin Classics)by Henri Alain-Fournier
Penguin Classics; Published: 1991-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.69
Price in other shops:
The Magusby John Fowles
Dell; Published: 1985-04-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.95
Price in other shops:
Dance Dance Danceby Haruki Murakami
Vintage; Published: 1995-01-31; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.75
Price in other shops:
A Wild Sheep Chase: A Novelby Haruki Murakami
Vintage; Published: 2002-04-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
My Brilliant Career (Penguin Classics)by Miles Franklin
Penguin Classics; Published: 2007-10-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.33
Price in other shops:
Illywhackerby Peter Carey
Vintage; Published: 1996-04-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.44
Price in other shops:
The Secret of Hanging Rock: Joan Lindsay's Final Chapterby Joan Lindsay, Yvonne Rousseau
Angus & Robertson; Published: 1987-02-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $192.86
Cloudstreet : A Novelby Tim Winton
Scribner; Published: 2002-06-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.99
Price in other shops:
Picnic at Hanging Rock - Collectors Edition 2-Disc (PAL)Release date: 2004-12-21; DVD
Best price: $13.55
The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Foundingby Robert Hughes
Vintage Books; Published: 1988-02-12; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.94
Price in other shops:
The Last Wave - Criterion CollectionImage Entertainment; Release date: 2001-11-27; DVD
Best price: $18.56
Price in other shops:
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: The Classic Novel of an Aboriginal Torn Apartby Thomas Keneally
Penguin (Non-Classics); Published: 1989-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.07
Price in other shops:
The Australia Storiesby Todd James Pierce
MacAdam/Cage; Published: 2003-03-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $16.00
Price in other shops:
Picnic at Hanging Rock - Criterion CollectionImage Entertainment; Release date: 1998-11-03; DVD
Best price: $18.54
Price in other shops: