![]() “Noir triumph…In wonderfully descriptive prose, Abbott weaves a tale of intrigue…It will haunt you.” - Huffington Post “A sensitive, unconventional tale about the infinitely complex mystery of sexual awakening.” - The Guardian (London) “This is a gripping and disturbing novel, a fever dream of adolescent desire and adult complicity.” - Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author But the writing has the same intense, hypnotic quality that I first fell in love with when I discovered Abbott's work, and I absolutely loved this book too. "I'm a longtime fan of Megan Abbott's, and THE END OF EVERYTHING is very different from her previous work. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend and titillated by her own new power at the center of the disappearance, Lizzie uncovers secret after secret and begins to wonder if she knew anything at all about her best friend. Was Evie unhappy, troubled, or upset? Had she mentioned being followed? Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger?Ĭompelled by curiosity, Lizzie takes up her own furtive pursuit of the truth. Then one afternoon, Evie disappears, and as a rabid, giddy panic spreads through the balmy suburban community, everyone turns to Lizzie for answers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Hood and her next-door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable, best friends who swap clothes, bathing suits, and field-hockey sticks and between whom-presumably-there are no secrets. ![]()
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