So DS6 has been reading a book at school and I am concerned that it is inappropriate not just for children, but for anyone full stop. The themes of the book worry me greatly.
DS6 says the story is about an elderly man who embarks on a campaign of manipulation and deception in order to try to enter a relationship with a slightly younger woman who is his neighbour. The themes I have been able to discern from DS6 are as follows:
Theft/animal abuse The elderly man steals the woman's most beloved pet from her home and keeps the pet in a squalid corral with other animals.
Returns fraud The elderly man purchases animals from shops in his city with the intent to keep them for a short period of time, and then return them when he has finished with them.
Mysticism The elderly man tells the woman to whisper secret chants, all as part of his campaign of manipulation.
Relationship manipulation The elderly man embarks on a bizarre campaign of deceit and rampant dishonesty in order to manipulate the the younger woman into marriage.
Does anyone know what this book is?