{"product_id":"the-ophelia-girls-a-novel-isbn-9780358697435","title":"The Ophelia Girls: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mother’s secret past and her daughter’s present collide in this richly atmospheric novel from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Animals at Lockwood Manor.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the summer of 1973, Ruth and her four friends were obsessed with Pre-Raphaelite paintings—and a little bit obsessed with each other. Drawn to the cold depths of the river by Ruth’s house, the girls pretend to be the drowning Ophelia, with increasingly elaborate tableaux. But by the end of that fateful summer, real tragedy finds them along the banks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-four years later, Ruth returns to the suffocating, once-grand house she grew up in, the mother of young twins and seventeen-year-old Maeve, whose leukemia is recently in remission. Joining the family in the country is Stuart, Ruth’s childhood friend, who is quietly insinuating himself into their lives and gives Maeve the attention she longs for. She is unsure of her place in the world now that she is cancer-free. Her parents just want her to be an ordinary teenage girl. But what teenage girl is ordinary?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlternating between the two fateful summers, \u003ci\u003eThe Ophelia Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis a suspense-filled exploration of mothers and daughters, illicit desire, and the perils and power of being a young woman.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDeliciously atmospheric and brilliantly constructed, \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls \u003c\/em\u003etugs at the reader from the very first page until its satisfying finish. Engrossing and rich in imagery, Jane Healey writes the way dreams feel. I loved it.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Elissa R. Sloan, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     “Set over the course of two stifling British summers, \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a dreamy exploration of the interior life of teenage girls and the tangled relationship between mothers and daughters.  In her hypnotic prose Jane Healey captures the slipperiness of the adolescence experience, the thirst young women have for independence, and the sometimes perilous ways they attempt to define themselves.  A siren song of a novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e seduces as much as it disturbs.”   \u003cstrong\u003e—Ellie Eaton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Divines\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     “A bruising and beautiful novel about girlhood and desire. Set over two heady summers, \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e perfectly captures the power and vulnerability of being a teenage girl. Within its flower-strewn pages, girls float carelessly down rivers and fall in love with devastating consequences. It's an immersive and intoxicating summer read with the long-lasting feel of a classic. I was captivated by it.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Molly Aitken, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Island Child\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     \" \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel saturated with beauty, menace, longing, secrets-- and with passions deep enough to drown in. It's a sinister, suspenseful page-turner that gripped me tightly and still hasn't fully let go.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Clare Beams, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Illness Lesson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Sensual and lush, \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e captures the dangerous power of approaching the world with an artist's eye, of seeing others and being truly seen in turn. Jane Healey's prose holds the haunting beauty of pre-Raphaelite paintings, paired with a page-turning exploration of girlhood, secrets, desire, and art.\" \u003cstrong\u003e—Sara Flannery Murphy, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Possessions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Those seeking stories of female coming-of-age and how experiences of sexuality and death can shape teenage girls into the women they later become will find much to explore in \u003cem\u003eThe Ophelia Girls\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"A lush, seductive portrait of desire.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890330595557,"sku":"NP9780358697435","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780358697435.jpg?v=1730233049","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-ophelia-girls-a-novel-isbn-9780358697435","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}