{"product_id":"rooms-a-novel-isbn-9780062223203","title":"Rooms: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/em\u003e—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, \u003cem\u003eRooms\u003c\/em\u003e is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA spellbinding tale of guilt, love, and family secrets from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Lauren Oliver\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstranged patriarch Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind a country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His alienated family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Walkers are not alone. Alice and Sandra, two long-dead and restless ghosts, linger within the house's claustrophobic walls, bound eternally to its physical structure. Jostling for space and memory, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe living and dead are haunted by painful truths that surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, \u003cem\u003eRooms\u003c\/em\u003e is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A sensational novel that easily glides between the normal and the paranormal. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, ROOMS is always emotionally resonant and, despite the presence of ghosts, very, very real.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Ivy Pochoda author of Visitation Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chilling ghost story, and much, much more: Rooms is a magnificent gothic fugue on the themes of longing and buried secrets.”-Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians Trilogy - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Lev Grossman, bestselling author of The Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Oliver’s] first novel for adults, \u003ci\u003eRooms\u003c\/i\u003e, is a ghost story, but is completely unlike any we’ve read before… an elegant blend of real and supernatural worlds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…in this spectral soap opera there’s fun to be had as the plot’s many traps are set and then snapped shut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A spirited new novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Best-selling young adult novelist Lauren Oliver, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDelirium trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, enters new territory with \u003ci\u003eRooms\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel for adults--though spooky supernatural elements remain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Oliver] turns triumphantly to adult fiction with her latest, \u003ci\u003eRooms\u003c\/i\u003e… The last 50 pages of \u003ci\u003eRooms\u003c\/i\u003e are as devastatingly emotional as any book I’ve recently encountered… For a thriller, that’s as strong a recommendation as I can make.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lauren Oliver, best known for her \u003ci\u003eDelirium\u003c\/i\u003e series, makes her adult debut with the stand-out Rooms, a creepy ghost story and domestic family drama rolled into one.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] sweet-but-sad-totally-engrossing-reading-at-stop-lights-in-the-car kind of tale… A fabulous read-good for a mature tween straight on up.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?\/“A sensational novel that easily glides between the normal and the paranormal. At times humorous, at times heartbreaking, Rooms is always emotionally resonant and, despite the presence of ghosts, very, very real.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIvy Pochoda author of Visitation Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A spirited new novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A powerful haunted house story … Excellently paced… Ultimately, Rooms is an outstanding novel, with a brilliant array of characters...compelling and difficult to put away...it has stuck with me in ways that few books do. Oliver’s particular blend of fantasy is at times funny, other times heartbreaking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lauren Oliver leaves the young-adult realm with her latest novel, in which the living and dead intersect, and family secrets are unearthed when you least expect it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Oliver skillfully weaves her tales together clearly and cleanly… The real strength of this novel is Oliver’s knack for rendering charmingly flawed characters with real-life problems and complicated relationships… Oliver’s prose is crisp and clean; it gives the book much of its energy.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pleasantly spooky.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A family faces its demons-such as sex addiction and alcoholism-when they gather after Dad’s death. (Adding stress: His house has ghosts!) A complex first adult novel from the \u003ci\u003eDelirium\u003c\/i\u003e writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUs Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] fantastic ghost story…. Highly recommend.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashingtonian, Top 10 Books for September 2014\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ROOMS is, overall, a very successful work, and an impressive demonstration of Oliver’s craft.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Oliver’s moody and mysterious novel, a pair of ghosts inhabits the house of the recently deceased Richard Walker and serves as an invisible chorus to his family’s bleak memories and motivations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Oliver’s first adult novel is packed with complex, flawed characters, and she manages to turn the ghosts’ observations into a story about how people are haunted by memories. It’s like a Wes Anderson movie in book form, with ghosts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eio9\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888703500517,"sku":"NP9780062223203","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062223203.jpg?v=1730229659","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/rooms-a-novel-isbn-9780062223203","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}