{"product_id":"the-eighth-girl-a-novel-isbn-9780062931139","title":"The Eighth Girl: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOptioned by Netflix and a most anticipated book from Bustle, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, and LitHub!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unsettling, seductive psychological thriller about a young woman with multiple personalities, perfect for fans of Caroline Kepnes and Clare Mackintosh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An\u003cbr\u003eelectrifying, thought-provoking, and unflinching novel.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJean Kwok, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“An exceptional debut from a talented author.” —Clare\u003cbr\u003eMackintosh, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eI Let You Go\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautiful. Damaged. Destructive. Meet Alexa Wú, a brilliant yet darkly self-aware young woman whose chaotic life is controlled by a series of alternate personalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alexa’s friend Ella gets a job at a high-end gentlemen’s club, she catches the attention of its shark-like owner and is gradually drawn into his inner circle. As Alexa’s world becomes intimately entangled with Ella’s, she soon finds herself the unwitting keeper of a nightmarish secret as she follows Ella into London’s cruel underbelly. Threatened and vulnerable, Alexa will discover whether her multiple personalities are her greatest asset, or her most dangerous obstacle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElectrifying and breathlessly compulsive, \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is an omnivorous examination of life with mental illness and the acute trauma of living in a misogynist world. With bingeable prose and a clinician’s expertise, Chung’s psychological debut deftly explores identity, innocence, and the fracturing weight that young women are forced to carry, causing us to ask: Does the truth lead to self-discovery, or to self-destruction?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“I am so impressed. I love Chung’s writing: The sheer joy she takes in the tones of the separate personalities, and the skill of her negotiation of what is actually a very complicated plot. It’s a brave and ambitious book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabine Durrant, author of Remember Me This Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chung does an excellent job balancing the ensuing dramatic tension with a sharp portrayal of [dissociative identity] disorder, which also plays a crucial role in building suspense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An authentic and heart-rending page-turner. An exceptional debut from a talented author. I can't wait to see what she writes next.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Macintosh, New York Times bestselling author of I Let You Go\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, Maxine Chung has created a searing portrait of a young woman with multiple personalities who is drawn into London's underbelly. An electrifying, thought-provoking and unflinching novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The second I finished this impressive debut, I went back to the beginning and read it again: I defy anyone else to do otherwise.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[D]ark and disturbing, this psychological thriller, told in the voice of multiple unreliable narrators, is filled with surprises until the end, and is a fresh take on the suspense genre.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deftly written by an author whose professional expertise shines through, I was captivated by \u003cem\u003eThe Eighth Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. 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