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Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. They are best friends who swap bathing suits and field-hockey sticks, and share everything that's happened to them. Together they live in the shadow of Evie's glamorous older sister Dusty, who provides a window on the exotic, intoxicating possibilities of their own teenage horizons. To Lizzie, the Verver household, presided over by Evie's big-hearted father, is the world's most perfect place.
And then, one afternoon, Evie disappears. The only clue: a maroon sedan Lizzie spotted driving past the two girls earlier in the day. As a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the Midwestern suburban community, everyone looks to Lizzie for answers. Was Evie unhappy, troubled, upset? Had she mentioned being followed? Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger?
Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth, prowling nights through backyards, peering through windows, pushing herself to the dark center of Evie's world. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend and titillated by her own new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her best friend at all.
And then, one afternoon, Evie disappears. The only clue: a maroon sedan Lizzie spotted driving past the two girls earlier in the day. As a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the Midwestern suburban community, everyone looks to Lizzie for answers. Was Evie unhappy, troubled, upset? Had she mentioned being followed? Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger?
Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth, prowling nights through backyards, peering through windows, pushing herself to the dark center of Evie's world. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend and titillated by her own new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her best friend at all.
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About the Author:
Megan Abbott is the Edgar-award winning author of four crime novels. She has taught literature, writing, and film at New York University, the New School and the State University of New York at Oswego. She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University in 2000. She lives in New York City.
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"Stirring...[a] storytelling feat." (New York Times )
"A haunting story...evoke[s] the furtive blossoming of adolescent sexuality...that lies beneath the ice cream shops and sprinklered lawns of '80s suburbia." (Entertainment Weekly )
"Fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson will welcome Abbott's haunting psychological thriller ... Abbott expertly captures the nuances of lost innocence and childhood friendships, without ever losing an undercurrent of menace." (Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) )
"A mesmerizing psychological thriller and a freshly imagined coming-of-age story, will draw comparisons to The Lovely Bones." (Los Angeles Times )
"THE END OF EVERYTHING will haunt you as only a modern-day Lolita can." (Huffington Post )
"The writing is anything but typical, as Abbott's inventive use of language to build imagery reads more like poetry than prose." (Boston Globe )
"A sensitive, unconventional tale about the infinitely complex mystery of sexual awakening that lingers in the mind long after the book is finished." (The Guardian (UK) )
"THE END OF EVERYTHING is Abbott's most refined and rapturous offering yet." (Los Angeles Review of Books )
"An accomplished psychological thriller... a highly skilful novel, taut, addictive, full of stuff to keep you hungrily reading." (Sunday Times of London )
"A haunting story...evoke[s] the furtive blossoming of adolescent sexuality...that lies beneath the ice cream shops and sprinklered lawns of '80s suburbia." (Entertainment Weekly )
"Fans of Tana French and Kate Atkinson will welcome Abbott's haunting psychological thriller ... Abbott expertly captures the nuances of lost innocence and childhood friendships, without ever losing an undercurrent of menace." (Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) )
"A mesmerizing psychological thriller and a freshly imagined coming-of-age story, will draw comparisons to The Lovely Bones." (Los Angeles Times )
"THE END OF EVERYTHING will haunt you as only a modern-day Lolita can." (Huffington Post )
"The writing is anything but typical, as Abbott's inventive use of language to build imagery reads more like poetry than prose." (Boston Globe )
"A sensitive, unconventional tale about the infinitely complex mystery of sexual awakening that lingers in the mind long after the book is finished." (The Guardian (UK) )
"THE END OF EVERYTHING is Abbott's most refined and rapturous offering yet." (Los Angeles Review of Books )
"An accomplished psychological thriller... a highly skilful novel, taut, addictive, full of stuff to keep you hungrily reading." (Sunday Times of London )
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- PublisherPicador
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0330533827
- ISBN 13 9780330533829
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Trade Paperback. 247 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Picador, UK, 2011. *** CONDITION: This book is in new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When you're thirteen and your best friend goes missing, only one thing is certain: your life will never be the same again Lizzie and Evie are inseparable. They walk home from school together, sleep over at each other's houses, even flirt with boys together. And they tell each other everything. Or at least, that's what Lizzie thinks - until Evie goes missing, and Lizzie suddenly realises their friendship wasn't quite what she thought. A novel about two young girls discovering their sexuality; about fathers and daughters; about family and friendship; about jealousy, secrets and lies, 'The End of Everything' is a powerful reminder that things aren't always what they seem. *** Quantity Available: 3. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; ISBN/EAN: 9780330533829. Inventory No: 20050237. Seller Inventory # 20050237
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