Amazon.com: The otherwise girl (9780030166815): Keith Claire: Books

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's Keith Claire Page

Tag this product

Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Reviews

6 Reviews

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

5.0 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Beauty, June 17, 2004

By	M R Grinter (Bristol, South Glos United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

I first read this book seven years ago as a 6th year in school and it has haunted me ever since. It is breathlessly delicate, wonderfully and, at points, terrifyingly beautiful whilst still remaining simple and uncomplicated. Claire handles all the themes he tackles with a remarkably sensative touch including death, friendship and sexual discovery and his handling of grief, as anyone who has lost anyone will recognise, is marvelous. I would challenge anyone not to fall softly and perminantly in love with this book.

Again I have searched for any information on the author and indeed anyone who may know to whom the rights belong but to avail.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb read, May 28, 2003

By	Ken Arthur (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

I first read this book in 1977, and have been re-reading it regularly ever since. It is a marvellous story, quite unique ... spooky without being frightening, and with an ending that will haunt you.

Keith Claire has written at least two other short novels (one is "The Tree Wakers", but I've forgotten the name of the other one). They are all hard to find these days - all were written in the early seventies. They are also all quite quirky. But "The Otherwise Girl" is the pick of the bunch - the writing style is extremely mature and likable - the story is very tight, no wasted words, but at the same time paints a very vivid picture. Overall it packs a very solid emotional punch.

If anyone reading this review has any information about the author, I would be very interested. I have been unable to find out anything at all; although there is some evidence that "Keith Claire" may be a pseudonym, possible for more than one person.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! , May 30, 2006

By	Mrs. S. Pagett - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first read this book when I was 10 and I have never forgotten it. I still read it now 20 years on and it never fails to make me shiver. It is the beautiful story of a teenage boy, Matt, who travels to a village to spend a week with a family friend learning how to draw. But when he meets the sparkly Chloe, he begins to notice the unusual. Dogs and horses shy away from her and no-one wants to talk about who she really is. When Matt uncovers her secret, he should be afraid. Instead, he discovers the only thing she truly longs for and he is the only one who manages to give that gift to her.