**The stunning new novel about silenced female voices, family secrets and dangerous truths from the author of *The Accident Season*.** **'Exquisite . . . This is a book to hold tightly to your chest' *Irish Times*** **'Lyrical . . . Compelling' *Guardian*** **'Beautiful, visceral . . . A primal s
All the Bad Apples
✍ Scribed by Moïra Fowley-Doyle
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 166 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 052555274X
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✦ Synopsis
Unflinching and gorgeously written, this feminist novel is important, timely, and a compulsive read. From the highly acclaimed author of the beloved The Accident Seasoncomes an epic breakout novel examining the very topical and controversial issue of women's sexual and reproductive rights, which has never been higher on the public's radar.
When Deena's wild older sister Mandy goes missing, presumed dead, Deena refuses to believe it's true. Especially when letters start arriving--letters from Mandy--which proclaim that their family's blighted history is not just bad luck or bad decisions but a curse, handed down to women from generation to generation. Mandy's gone to find the root of the curse before it's too late for Deena. But is the curse even real? And is Mandy still alive? Deena's desperate, cross-country search for her beloved sister--guided only by the notes that mysteriously appear at each destination, leading her to...
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