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The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:20th Jun '13

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Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.

Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.

The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?

This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time.

'A Catcher in the Rye for our time' Observer

'Entire and unstoppable … a sparkling work' The Times

'Wonderfully original' Independent

‘Eugenides is blessed with the storyteller's most magical gift, the ability to transform the mundane into the extraordinary’ New York Times

ISBN: 9780007524303

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm

Weight: 240g

260 pages