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Lizzie and Evie are inseparable. They walk home from school together, sleep over at each other's houses, even flirt with boys together. And they tell each other everything. Or at least, that's what Lizzie thinks - until Evie goes missing, and Lizzie suddenly realizes their friendship wasn't quite what she thought.
'An accomplished psychological thriller, familiar and twisting in just the right measures . . . This is a highly skilled novel, taut, addictive' Sunday Times
'A sensitive, unconventional tale about the infinitely complex mystery of sexual awakening . . . Dark and unsettling' Guardian
'Abbott unflinchingly captures the way in which the hazy, dreamy world of childhood crushes is replaced by the brutal reality of predatory adult sexuality' Marie Claire
'This is one of those gripping books you'll postpone a night out for, just to be able to finish it . . . astoundingly insightful' Heat
'A dark, twisted tale that will echo in the back of your mind long after you've closed the book' Val McDermid
About the author
Megan Abbott is an award-winning author of noir fiction including Queenpin and Bury Me Deep (nominated for the Edgar Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize). Her novel The End of Everything was a Richard and Judy selection and Dare Me was shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger. She is also the author of the gripping psychological thrillers, The Fever and You Will Know Me. She is co-writer of the smash-hit Sky Atlantic drama, The Deuce. Born in the Detroit area, she now lives in Queens, New York City.
Summary
A Richard and Judy Book Club selection.
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me, is a taut and suspenseful novel of friendship, loss and the dark undercurrents of adolscence.
A close-knit street, the clink of glass on glass, summer heat. Two girls on the brink of adolescence, throwing cartwheels on the grass. Two girls who tell each other everything. Until one shimmering afternoon, one of them disappears.
Lizzie is left with her dread and her loss, and with a fear that won't let her be. Had Evie tried to give her a hint of what was coming, a clue that she failed to follow?
Caught between her imaginary guilt, her sense of betrayal, her own powerful need, and the needs of the adults around her, Lizzie's voice is as unforgettable as her story is arresting. This is no ordinary tale of innocence lost . . .
Foreword
A mesmerising emotional thriller for fans of The Virgin Suicides and The Lovely Bones
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Deft, enthralling and intelligent
