{"product_id":"rainbow-black-a-novel-isbn-9780063286870","title":"Rainbow Black: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eI've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e—Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThis Time Tomorrow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor readers of Donna Tartt and Ottessa Moshfegh comes a brilliant, deliriously entertaining novel from the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eHonor Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is part murder mystery, part gay international fugitive love story\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eset against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLacey Bond is a 13-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Then the Satanic Panic hits. It’s the summer of 1990 when Lacey ’s parents are handcuffed, flung into the county jail, and faced with a torrent of jaw-dropping accusations as part of a mass hysteria sweeping the nation. When a horrific murder brings Lacey to the breaking point, she makes a ruthless choice that will haunt her for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As an adult, Lacey mimes a normal life as the law clerk of an illustrious judge. She has a beautiful girlfriend, a measure of security, and the world has mostly forgotten about her. But after a tiny misstep spirals into an uncontrolled legal disaster, the hysteria threatens to begin all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is an addictive, searing, high-octane triumph, an imaginative tour de force about one woman’s tireless desire to be free.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"I've loved Maggie Thrash's work for years, and \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is going to set so many new hearts aflame—murder, intrigue, queer love, dark humor AND satanic panic? Welcome to the Maggie Thrash Fan Club, world!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping story . . . . Readers will be stirred\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thrash does a terrific job of making every character both singular and nuanced . . . . Thrash turns trauma, injustice, and hideous bad fortune into a story about resilience, reinvention, and love.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Darkly funny, haunting and captivating.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooktrib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a welcomed delight to queer readers who crave murderous melodrama packed within a coming-of-age novel that's constantly (and literally) hyperventilating with lurid excess and extraordinary detail. Lacey is a resilient character to cheer for.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBay Area Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why I loved it: The focus on the harm caused by the Satanic Panic in the ’80s, the accurate ’80s and ’90s backdrop, the characters, dark humor, and the broad reader appeal that includes mystery\/crime readers and contemporary readers who may not think they like mysteries!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dip into this novel with awareness of multiple triggering elements; stay for the compelling story that utilizes real-life unsettling history.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e quickly becomes something much more than a fictionalized account of the real tragedies that sent so many teachers and childcare workers to jail. It also contains an incredibly good and gripping plot, winding through weaponized paranoia and small-town hysteria before emerging as a surprisingly touching story of love, identity, and vigilante justice.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRainbow Black \u003c\/em\u003eseamlessly balances complex themes while remaining ridiculously entertaining. Maggie Thrash is a strong literary voice and an immense talent.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIone Gamble, author of Poor Little Sick Girls and founding editor in chief of Polyester zine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stirring . . . . Part mystery, part unsparing social commentary and part queer love story, Lacey’s personal history reads a little like Demon Copperhead’s—if he were a lesbian in New Hampshire.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This propulsive mindblower of a novel makes narrative hay out of the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s—but it’s also a terrifying murder mystery, and even a quirky but nuanced queer coming-of-age novel . . . . A darkly hilarious, risk-taking riot of ripped-from-the-headlines plotlines with real, cut-to-the-quick pain, this wild ride is unforgettably great. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazon Best of the Month Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Narrator Hope Newhouse narrates YA author Thrash’s (\u003cem\u003eLost Soul, Be at Peace\u003c\/em\u003e) adult debut, offering an affecting portrait of young Lucy as she deals with the fallout from her parents’ trial, the death of a loved one, and the threat to her carefully reinvented adult self. Despite the heavy topics, plenty of awkward and laugh-out-loud moments add levity. \u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/strong\u003e This unputdownable murder mystery\/love story will have listeners hooked. Perfect for fans of Janelle Brown and Liane Moriarty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal on audiobook edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I’m sorry, Satanic Panic \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e a queer main character? I don’t know what I did to deserve this incredible novel, but I eagerly accept it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hope Newhouse's gripping narration builds the mystery and listeners' emotions equally, balancing the complex themes with dark humor . . . . Newhouse narrates Lacey's stream of consciousness with finely crafted vulnerability, capturing the pain, perseverance, and hope of the main character's memorable life.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudioFile on the audiobook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is an addictive, searing, high-octane triumph, an imaginative tour de force about one woman’s tireless desire to be free.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Carpet Crash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A layered novel that questions identity as much as it does collective responsibility, \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black \u003c\/em\u003eoffers something for any reader to love. At its core, it is a coming-of-age tale, its lovable and quirky main character embodying our own insecurities and desires to feel loved, no matter where we come from or who we become.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Thrill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strikingly relevant to the present . . . . Creating characters like Lacey is what Thrash does best. She takes a character who seems unremarkable and throws them into the deep end, left to fend for themselves in a swirling pit of torment as despair. And even though they shouldn’t, they somehow always manage to keep going forward.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutostraddle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e is exactly what a novel ought to be—funny and harrowing, weird, wise and incredibly deft. I was not expecting to be as moved as I was, or to spend hours after finishing thinking about what I'd read. Come for the Satanic Panic, stay for the wine fraud.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this stunning and intense adult debut from YA author Thrash, Lacey is a nuanced character whose complex inner life as both a teen and a woman injects urgency into every hurdle she faces. At once a rivetingly dramatic procedural and an intimate portrait of a relationship forged in trauma, \u003cem\u003eRainbow Black\u003c\/em\u003e boldly confronts the lingering shadows of guilt, betrayal, and secrecy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book will leave you outraged and weary of a legal system that abuses its power for nothing more than public appeasement. Five rainbow-colored stars for this one!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Southern Bookseller Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890599882981,"sku":"NP9780063286870","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063286870.jpg?v=1730233665","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/rainbow-black-a-novel-isbn-9780063286870","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}