CLINE, EMMA
u003cbu003eTHE INSTANT BESTSELLER * An indelible portrait of girls, the women they become, and that moment in life when everything can go horribly wrongu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbu003eu003ciu003eThe Washington Post *u003c/iu003e NPR u003ciu003e* 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 * Slateu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eFinalist for the u003ciu003eLos Angeles Timesu003c/iu003e Book Prize * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Award * Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize * u003ciu003eThe New York Times Book Review u003c/iu003eEditors' Choice * Emma Cline--One of u003ciu003eGrantau003c/iu003e's Best of Young American Novelistsu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003ePraise for u003ciu003eThe Girlsu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Spellbinding . . . a seductive and arresting coming-of-age story."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eThe New York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Extraordinary . . . Debut novels like this are rare, indeed."u003cbu003e--u003ciu003eThe Washington Postu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Hypnotic."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--The Wall Street Journalu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Gorgeous."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--Los Angeles Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Savage."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--The Guardianu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Astonishing."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--The Boston Globeu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Superbly written."u003cbu003e--James Wood, u003ciu003eThe New Yorkeru003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Intensely consuming."u003cbu003e--Richard Fordu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "A spectacular achievement."u003cbu003e--Lucy Atkins, u003ciu003eThe Timesu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Thrilling."u003cbu003e--Jennifer Eganu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e "Compelling and startling."u003cbu003eu003ciu003e--The Economistu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003e
