Summary
‘A sincere, poignant and moving story of a group of teenage girls coming to terms with the world they’ve inherited’
An all-girls boarding school in a hilly corner of Connecticut, Atwater is a haven for progressive thinking and feminist intellectuals. The students are smart, driven and worldly; they are also teenagers, learning to find their way. But when they arrive on campus for the start of the fall term, they’re confronted with startling news: an Atwater alumna has made a troubling…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529330106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529330106 |
| Author: | Emily Layden |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 224g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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An engrossing novel from start to finish, with characters who feel as real as your best friends
The pages turn fast and the girls are complex, compelling and written with incredible tenderness. Layden excels at rendering the everyday details of boarding school life * Kate Elizabeth Russell, New York Times *An exciting, innovative debut from a fresh and assured new voice * Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the Six *A shimmering, intelligent portrait of young women on the cusp of adulthood * Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of Z *An engrossing novel from start to finish, with characters who feel as real as your best friends * Carola Lovering, author of Tell Me Lies *All Girls kept me turning pages * Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists *Sexual awakening and institutional reckoning intertwine in Emily Layden’s rich, kaleidoscopic debut * Elizabeth Ames, author of The Other’s Gold *Incisive, astute … Layden succeeds at bringing the effects of an institutional cover-up into sharp relief * Publishers Weekly *An important take on sexuality and #MeToo from the perspective of the young * Library Journal *Astutely captures the claustrophobic and toxic culture of conformity among teenage girls * Observer *Readers will find themselves thinking about the vividly and compassionately rendered characters long after their chapters end … Give it to grown-up fans of Gossip Girl and readers of Curtis Sittenfeld and Emma Straub * Booklist *Call it a 21st-century Prep or a Litchfield County Gossip Girl, but don’t miss what’s sure to become a touchstone among the beloved niche of boarding-school novels * Town & Country *Diving into the unprocessed underworld of adolescence, Layden creates space for a conversation about feminism and the unsung difficulties of surviving in a male-dominated world. Intelligent, evocative, and empathetic * Kirkus *
About The Author
Emily Layden
Emily Layden is a graduate of Stanford University and has taught at several girls’ schools in the United States. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Marie Claire, Billfold and Runner’s World. All Girls is her first novel.
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