Set in the summer of 1973, this debut novel tells the story of an insecure and motherless teenager who falls under the dangerous spell of her older cousin.
"It was August. For years it was August. There were pomegranates and wilting patio chairs and long afternoons that seemed seared open. There was heat like wet gauze and a high white sky and music coming from everywhere at once . . . "
Exiled to Moline, Illinois because of a sexual scandal involving one of her teachers, sixteen-year-old Fawn Delacorte is as sophisticated and confident as her younger cousin Jamie is innocent and insecure. Fawn's worldly ways are mesmerizing, and Jamie willingly submits to a makeover--both inside and out--to win Fawn's approval. But over the course of a summer wrecked with tragedy and loss, Jamie learns what Fawn is really like--she'll use anyone and anything to further her own motives. As Jamie struggles to make sense of her own sexual awakening and desires, she finds herself torn between the young woman she and Fawn have so carefully constructed and the insecure young girl she still feels herself to be. It is only when a local girl goes missing that Jamie really begins to understand how little Fawn cares for anyone but herself, and how close Jamie may be to real danger.
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"It was August. For years it was August. There were pomegranates and wilting patio chairs and long afternoons that seemed seared open. There was heat like wet gauze and a high white sky and music coming from everywhere at once . . . "
Exiled to Moline, Illinois because of a sexual scandal involving one of her teachers, sixteen-year-old Fawn Delacorte is as sophisticated and confident as her younger cousin Jamie is innocent and insecure. Fawn's worldly ways are mesmerizing, and Jamie willingly submits to a makeover--both inside and out--to win Fawn's approval. But over the course of a summer wrecked with tragedy and loss, Jamie learns what Fawn is really like--she'll use anyone and anything to further her own motives. As Jamie struggles to make sense of her own sexual awakening and desires, she finds herself torn between the young woman she and Fawn have so carefully constructed and the insecure young girl she still feels herself to be. It is only when a local girl goes missing that Jamie really begins to understand how little Fawn cares for anyone but herself, and how close Jamie may be to real danger.
A Ticket to Ride
Set in the summer of 1973, this debut novel tells the story of an insecure and motherless teenager who falls under the dangerous spell of her older cousin.
"It was August. For years it was August. There were pomegranates and wilting patio chairs and long afternoons that seemed seared open. There was heat like wet gauze and a high white sky and music coming from everywhere at once . . . "
Exiled to Moline, Illinois because of a sexual scandal involving one of her teachers, sixteen-year-old Fawn Delacorte is as sophisticated and confident as her younger cousin Jamie is innocent and insecure. Fawn's worldly ways are mesmerizing, and Jamie willingly submits to a makeover--both inside and out--to win Fawn's approval. But over the course of a summer wrecked with tragedy and loss, Jamie learns what Fawn is really like--she'll use anyone and anything to further her own motives. As Jamie struggles to make sense of her own sexual awakening and desires, she finds herself torn between the young woman she and Fawn have so carefully constructed and the insecure young girl she still feels herself to be. It is only when a local girl goes missing that Jamie really begins to understand how little Fawn cares for anyone but herself, and how close Jamie may be to real danger.
"It was August. For years it was August. There were pomegranates and wilting patio chairs and long afternoons that seemed seared open. There was heat like wet gauze and a high white sky and music coming from everywhere at once . . . "
Exiled to Moline, Illinois because of a sexual scandal involving one of her teachers, sixteen-year-old Fawn Delacorte is as sophisticated and confident as her younger cousin Jamie is innocent and insecure. Fawn's worldly ways are mesmerizing, and Jamie willingly submits to a makeover--both inside and out--to win Fawn's approval. But over the course of a summer wrecked with tragedy and loss, Jamie learns what Fawn is really like--she'll use anyone and anything to further her own motives. As Jamie struggles to make sense of her own sexual awakening and desires, she finds herself torn between the young woman she and Fawn have so carefully constructed and the insecure young girl she still feels herself to be. It is only when a local girl goes missing that Jamie really begins to understand how little Fawn cares for anyone but herself, and how close Jamie may be to real danger.
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A Ticket to Ride
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ISBN-13: | 9798200276608 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 03/01/2021 |
Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.00(d) |
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