{"product_id":"the-girls-9780812988024-b","title":"The Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Emma Cline\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Psychological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT BESTSELLER - An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrong\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR\u003ci\u003e, The Guardian, Entertainment Weekly, San Francisco Chronicle, Financial Times, Esquire, Newsweek, Vogue, Glamour, People, The Huffington Post, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Time Out, BookPage, Publishers Weekly, Slate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize - Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award - Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize - \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice - Emma Cline--One of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e's\u003c\/b\u003e Best of Young American Novelists\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Spellbinding . . . a seductive and arresting coming-of-age story.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Extraordinary . . . Debut novels like this are rare, indeed.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hypnotic.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gorgeous.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Savage.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Astonishing.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Superbly written.\"\u003cb\u003e--James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Intensely consuming.\"\u003cb\u003e--Richard Ford\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A spectacular achievement.\"\u003cb\u003e--Lucy Atkins, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thrilling.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jennifer Egan\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compelling and startling.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45028758585495,"sku":"9780812988024","price":1291.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780812988024.webp?v=1769202865","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-girls-9780812988024-b","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}