Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years before—and will stop at nothing to get it—in this shocking psychological thriller about ambition, toxic friendship, and deadly desire. A lot has changed in the years since Ambrosia Wellington graduated from college, and she’s worked hard to create a new life for herself. But then an invitation to her ten-year reunion arrives in the mail, along with an anonymous note that reads “We need to talk about what we did that night.” It seems that the secrets of Ambrosia’s past—and the people she thought she’d left there—aren’t as buried as she’d believed. Amb can’t stop fixating on what she did or who she did it with: larger-than-life Sloane “Sully” Sullivan, Amb’s former best friend, who could make anyone do anything. At the reunion, Amb and Sully receive increasingly menacing messages, and it becomes clear that they’re being pursued by someone who wants more than just the truth of what happened that first semester. This person wants revenge for what they did and the damage they caused—the extent of which Amb is only now fully understanding. And it was all because of the game they played to get a boy who belonged to someone else, and the girl who paid the price. Alternating between the reunion and Amb’s freshman year, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a shocking novel about the brutal lengths girls can go to get what they think they’re owed, and what happens when the games we play in college become matters of life and death.

A Novel

The Girls Are All So Nice Here

Seventeen-year-old Mercedes has been secretly sleeping with virgins, letting the boys get their awkward first times over with and only asking they give their girlfriends the perfect first time--the kind Mercedes never had--but when her system falls apart she has to find a way to salvage her reputation and figure out where her heart belongs.

Firsts

Todos hablan de ella

The author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here returns with a thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley that asks: what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows up alive? Ten years ago, June’s beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon, his body never found. Now, a decade later, June is finally ready to move on. She owns a natural wine bar in Brooklyn and is engaged to a patient, supportive man named Kyle. She’s excited to finally begin a new chapter in her life and start a family. But out of the blue, she sees him—Josh, her first husband. Is this just a hallucination from the guilt June carries about finally moving on, or is it possible that her husband never died in the first place? June tries to forget about this vision, chalking it up to grief and nerves, but soon enough, she stumbles across a website for a winery in Napa, and the owner in the photo is identical to her dead husband. With her upcoming wedding looming and a fiancé who’s already worried she hasn’t quite left her past behind, June secretly flies to Napa for answers. But she’s not prepared for all the secrets she’s about to unlock because everything she thought she knew about her first love is a lie.

Till Death Do Us Part

Girls Are All So Nice Here

"Quand les erreurs de jeunesse refont surface, difficile d'y échapper... Quatorze ans se sont écoulés depuis qu'Ambrosia Wellington a terminé ses études à l'Université Wesleyan. Elle est maintenant mariée et a laissé, son passé loin derrière. Quand on l'invite à une réunion des anciens de son alma mater, elle n'a donc nullement l'intention de s'y rendre. Mais sa tranquillité vole en éclats quand d'étranges courriels l'avertissent qu'il est temps d'avouer ce qui s'est réellement passé... À l'époque, Ambrosia partage sa chambre avec Flora, une jeune fille douce et gentille, adepte de yoga et follement amoureuse de son petit ami Kevin. Mais elle est aussi fascinée par Sloane, une autre amie tout à fait l'opposée de Flora. Sombre, caustique, un brin dérangée, Sloane l'entraine dans les fêtes les plus glauques de l'université. Ensemble, elles mettent au point un jeu pervers et envoient des textos douteux en se faisant passer pour le propriétaire du téléphone. Lorsque Sloane apprend qu'Ambrosia craque pour Kevin, elle flaire l'occasion de s'amuser et convainc Ambrosia de se faire passer pour Kevin et de quitter Flora par texto. Mais ce qui devait être une blague un peu cruelle tourne au drame et Flora met fin à ses jours. Une enquête policière n'arrive pas à résoudre l'intrigue : la jeune femme s'est-elle vraiment suicidée? Des années plus tard, l'enquêteur chargé du dossier tente toujours de faire la lumière sur l'affaire. Qui en voulait à la belle Flora? Quand les cadavres commencent à s'accumuler pendant ce weekend qui devait s'annoncer festif, Ambrosia commence à s'inquiéter. Sera-t-elle la prochaine sur la liste? Les retrouvailles permettront-elles de faire éclater la vérité au grand jour?"--Publisher's description.

Nous étions les reines

Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years before—and will stop at nothing to get it—in this “propulsive” (Megan Miranda, bestselling author of The Girl from Widow Hills) psychological thriller. A lot has changed since Ambrosia Wellington graduated from college, and she’s worked hard to create a new life for herself. But then an invitation to her ten-year reunion arrives in the mail, along with an anonymous note that reads, “We need to talk about what we did that night.” It seems Ambrosia’s past—and the people she thoughts she’d left there—aren’t as buried as she believed. Amb can’t stop fixating on what she did or who she did it with: larger-than-life Sloane “Sully” Sullivan, Amb’s former best friend, who could make anyone do anything. At the reunion, Amb and Sully receive increasingly menacing messages, and it becomes clear that they’re being pursued by someone who wants more than just the truth of what happened that first semester. This person wants revenge for what they did and the damage they caused—the extent of which Amb is only now fully understanding. And it was all because of the game they played to get a boy who belonged to someone else and the girl who paid the price. Alternating between the reunion and Amb’s freshman year, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a “chilling and twisty” (Book Riot) “page-turner” (Entertainment Weekly) about the brutal lengths girls can go to get what they think they’re owed, and what happens when the games we play in college become matters of life and death.

Seventeen-year-old Mercedes Ayres has an open-door policy when it comes to her bedroom, but only if the guy is a virgin. Mercedes lets the boys get their awkward first times over with; all she asks in return is that they give their girlfriends the perfect first time-the kind she never had. Firsts is a one-of-a-kind young adult novel about growing up.

Soy Tu Primera Vez

Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they're being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years before--and will stop at nothing to get it--in this shocking psychological thriller about ambition, toxic friendship, and deadly desire. A lot has changed in the years since Ambrosia Wellington graduated from college, and she's worked hard to create a new life for herself. But then an invitation to her ten-year reunion arrives in the mail, along with an anonymous note that reads "We need to talk about what we did that night." It seems that the secrets of Ambrosia's past--and the people she thought she'd left there--aren't as buried as she'd believed. Amb can't stop fixating on what she did or who she did it with: larger-than-life Sloane "Sully" Sullivan, Amb's former best friend, who could make anyone do anything. At the reunion, Amb and Sully receive increasingly menacing messages, and it becomes clear that they're being pursued by someone who wants more than just the truth of what happened that first semester. This person wants revenge for what they did and the damage they caused--the extent of which Amb is only now fully understanding. And it was all because of the game they played to get a boy who belonged to someone else, and the girl who paid the price. Alternating between the reunion and Amb's freshman year, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a shocking novel about the brutal lengths girls can go to get what they think they're owed, and what happens when the games we play in college become matters of life and death.

Girls Are All So Nice Here (Export)

En Milton High todos los chicos tienen algo en común, por muy diferentes que sean entre ellos. Empollones, deportistas, raperos, frikis y los que pasan desapercibidos... Ese algo en común tiene curvas y toda una historia detrás de su melancólica...

Soy tu primera vez

Multe s-au schimbat în viața Ambrosiei Wellington de la absolvirea colegiului, și a muncit din greu ca să-și creeze o viață nouă. Însă când primește o invitație la reuniunea de zece ani, în care o persoană anonimă a scris: „Trebuie să vorbim despre ceea ce am făcut în noaptea aceea“, Ambrosia constată că trecutul ei secret, precum și oamenii pe care credea că i-a lăsat în urmă n-au dispărut pentru totdeauna. Amb se gândește obsesiv la ceea ce a făcut și la cea împreună cu care a făcut totul: nonconformista Sloane Sullivan, Sully, fosta ei prietenă. Ajunsă la reuniune împotriva voinței sale, Amb își dă seama că nu poate evita confruntarea cu trecutul, indiferent ce manevre și stratageme încearcă să pună în practică. Fete de treabă este un thriller psihologic despre nesiguranța tinerilor care își caută identitatea, despre alegerile nefericite, despre manipulare, vinovăție și răzbunare. Narațiunea, desfășurată pe două planuri temporale alternative, este încărcată de tensiune și mister. Este genul de roman în care ai vrea să intervii și să oprești personajele de la comiterea unor fapte ireparabile. „În acest thriller alert, Laurie Flynn examinează cu inteligență cele mai întunecate aspecte ale prieteniei, ambiției și dinamicii sociale. Plin de răsturnări de situație neașteptate, Fete de treabă ne amintește că trecutul te prinde din urmă, iar secretele nu rămân îngropate pe vecie.“ Megan Miranda „Întunecat, alambicat și teribil de acaparator, Fete de treabă explorează cruzimea fără seamăn a unor fete dintr-un idilic campus de colegiu. Acest thriller dinamic are un final paralizant, în contrast cu titlul înșelător.“ Robyn Harding „Savuros, plin de răsturnări de situație și cu un ritm epuizant, Fete de treabă este mai mult decât un thriller; este un portret desăvârșit al complexității prieteniei dintre femei și al nevoii disperate de acceptare. Cu personaje construite cu fermitate, în toată vulnerabilitatea lor, și cu cadrul de desfășurare atât de autentic încât am simțit că mă aflu cu adevărat în campusul Wesleyan, acest roman este o cursă genială, sălbatică și perversă.“ Andrea Bartz „Alternând între anii de colegiu ai Ambrosiei și momentul prezent, Flynn dezvăluie grozăviile de care sunt capabile niște puștoaice, construind suspansul până la finalul neașteptat.“ Electric Literature „Acest thriller captivant și plin de răsturnări de situație se concentrează asupra a două foste bune prietene care se întorc în campus pentru o reuniune de absolvire a colegiului. Odată ajunse acolo, își dau rapid seama că sunt ținta cuiva care caută să se răzbune pentru ceva întâmplat cu zece ani în urmă. Întunecat și plin de tensiune, Fete de treabă prezintă un portret savuros și curajos al complexității prieteniei și ambiției sociale.“ Book Riot „Fete de treabă este pervers, convingător și atât de întunecat! Această poveste răvășitoare despre prietenele pe care le păstrăm – și cele la care renunțăm – este surprinzătoare în cel mai bun sens posibil. Prima carte de ficțiune pentru adulți scrisă de Laurie Elizabeth Flynn mă face să mă întreb cu ce va veni data viitoare.“ Samantha Downing „Cu Fete de treabă, Flynn abordează nesiguranța specifică tinereții și o acutizează până într-un punct fatal. Am citit hipnotizată pe măsură ce Amb se străduiește să stăpânească jongleria complexă cu cele două lumi din care face parte, până la capitolul final care m-a lăsat fără respirație.“ Chandler Baker LAURIE ELIZABETH FLYNN a urmat studii de jurnalism, apoi a lucrat ca model. Locuiește în London, Ontario, împreună cu soțul și cei trei copii. Este autoare a trei romane pentru adolescenți: Firsts, Last Girl Lied To și All Eyes On Her, publicate sub semnătura L.E. Flynn. Fete de treabă (The Girls Are All So Nice Here, 2021) este romanul său de debut în ficțiunea pentru adulți.

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