The Girls

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THE INSTANT BESTSELLER • An indelible portrait of girls, the women they
become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong ONE OF
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Time Out, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, Slate Northern California, during the
violent end of the 1960s. At the start of summer, a lonely and thoughtful
teenager, Evie Boyd, sees a group of girls in the park, and is immediately
caught by their freedom, their careless dress, their dangerous aura of
abandon. Soon, Evie is in thrall to Suzanne, a mesmerizing older girl, and is
drawn into the circle of a soon-to-be infamous cult and the man who is its
charismatic leader. Hidden in the hills, their sprawling ranch is eerie and
run down, but to Evie, it is exotic, thrilling, charged—a place where she
feels desperate to be accepted. As she spends more time away from her mother
and the rhythms of her daily life, and as her obsession with Suzanne
intensifies, Evie does not realize she is coming closer and closer to
unthinkable violence. Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist
for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award • Shortlisted for The
Center for Fiction First Novel Prize • The New York Times Book Review Editors’
Choice • Emma Cline—One of Granta’s Best of Young American Novelists Praise
for The Girls “Spellbinding . . . a seductive and arresting coming-of-age
story.”—The New York Times Book Review “Extraordinary . . . Debut novels like
this are rare, indeed.”—The Washington Post “Hypnotic.”—The Wall Street
Journal “Gorgeous.”—Los Angeles Times “Savage.”—The Guardian
“Astonishing.”—The Boston Globe “Superbly written.”—James Wood, The New Yorker
“Intensely consuming.”—Richard Ford “A spectacular achievement.”—Lucy Atkins,
The Times “Thrilling.”—Jennifer Egan “Compelling and startling.”—The Economist
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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House; First Edition (June 14, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 081299860X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 03
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.8 x 1 x 8.5 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #399,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #3,407 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #4,115 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books) #19,651 in Literary Fiction (Books)
• #3,407 in Psychological Fiction (Books)
• #4,115 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)