Description: Wilder Girls by Rory Power Visceral and devastating, Rory Powers New York Times bestselling debut is an extraordinary tale of survival and female friendship. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Your new favourite book - CosmopolitanAn instant New York Times bestseller, Wilder Girls is Rory Powers visceral and unputdownable YA debut. The Power meets We Were Liars in this compelling story of survival and the power of female friendships, perfect for fans of A Good Girls Guide to Murder.Everyone loses something to the Tox; Hetty lost her eye, Reeses hand has changed, and Byatt just disappeared completely.Its been eighteen months since the Raxter School for Girls was put in quarantine. The Tox turned the students strange and savage, the teachers died off one by one. Cut off from the mainland, the girls dont dare wander past the schools fence where the Tox has made the woods wild and dangerous. They wait for the cure as the Tox takes; their bodies becoming sick and foreign, things bursting out of them, bits missing.But when Byatt goes missing, Hetty will do anything to find her best friend, even if it means breaking quarantine and braving the horrors that lie in the wilderness past the fence. As she digs deeper, she learns disturbing truths about her school and what else is living on Raxter Island. And that the cure might not be a cure at all . . .Wholly original and compelling - ObserverA staggering gut punch of a book - KirkusBody horror meets boarding school in a moving, terrifying thriller Guardian Author Biography Rory Power grew up in New England, where she lives and works as a crime fiction editor and story consultant for TV adaptation. She received a Masters in Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia and thinks fondly of her time there, partially because she learned a lot but mostly because there were a ton of bunnies on campus. Wilder Girls is her debut novel. Review Body horror meets boarding school in a moving, terrifying thriller . . . one of the years most memorable debuts. * Guardian, The Best Books of 2020 *Your new favourite book. * Cosmopolitan *Finally, Rory Power combines the challenges of dystopian survival with the dynamics of boarding school life in the wholly original and compelling Wilder Girls. -- Fiona Noble * Observer *This thrilling saga . . . is sure to be one of the seasons most talked-about books, in any genre. * Entertainment Weekly *Groundbreaking . . . brutal and beautiful, raw and unflinching. -- Emily Suvada, author of This Mortal CoilPart survival thriller, part post-apocalyptic romance, and part ecocritical feminist manifesto, a staggering gut punch of a book. * Kirkus, Starred Review *Powers evocative, haunting, and occasionally gruesome debut will challenge readers to ignore its bewitching presence. * Booklist, Starred Review *Wilder Girls is the bold, imaginative, emotionally wrenching horror novel of my dreams – one that celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph. -- Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of FurybornWilder Girls is so sharp and packs so much emotion in such wise ways. Im convinced were about to witness the emergence of a major new literary star. -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of AnnihilationThe perfect kind of story for our current era * Hypable *A feminist, LGBT+, sci-fi-horror story with all the tantalizing elements of gore, mystery, war, and love you can ask for. Real, flawed, brave girls against a world gone mad. A shudderingly good read! -- Dawn Kurtagich, author of Teeth in the MistA very different boarding school tale * i News *A New York Times bestseller, this is a story of survival and the power of female friendships. Its part thriller and part post-apocalyptic romance, celebrating the resilience and strength of girls * Muddy Stilettos, included in a best book for teenagers round-up * Promotional Visceral and devastating, Rory Powers New York Times bestselling debut is an extraordinary tale of survival and female friendship. Review Quote Wilder Girls is the bold, imaginative, emotionally wrenching horror novel of my dreams - one that celebrates the resilience of girls and the earthshaking power of their friendships. An eerie, unforgettable triumph. Promotional "Headline" Visceral and devastating, Rory Powers New York Times bestselling debut is an extraordinary tale of survival and female friendship. Details ISBN152902126X Year 2020 ISBN-10 152902126X ISBN-13 9781529021264 Format Paperback Publication Date 2020-02-06 Author Rory Power Publisher Pan Macmillan Pages 368 Language English Imprint Macmillan Childrens Books UK Release Date 2020-02-06 Audience Age 12 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.6 Audience Teenage / Young adult AU Release Date 2020-09-11 NZ Release Date 2020-09-11 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123763760;
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Book Title: Wilder Girls
Item Height: 199mm
Item Width: 130mm
Author: Rory Power
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Relationships, Thriller
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Children & Young Adults
Item Weight: 259g
Number of Pages: 368 Pages