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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Losing Gemmaby Katy Gardner
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This is the story of Gemma and me: how I lost her, I suppose. I don't usually tell it to anyone but myself; I save it for the darkest moments. Losing Gemma is one of the hottest fiction debuts of the summer. A first novel being compared to Alex Garland's breakthrough novel, The Beach-except the backpacking heroes are girls. And it's already being translated into nine languages. What makes Losing Gemma truly unforgettable, however, is the read itself; it's as gripping and suspenseful as it is psychologically rich. Two young women have gone looking for adventure, backpacking through India-but only one returns. The other one believes it's all her fault. And the mystery behind what really happened during their fateful visit to a secluded shrine compels the reader forward to a page-turning conclusion that's shocking, strange, and haunting. Review:"[E]xtremely entertaining....The animating mystery in Losing Gemma is a gripping, psychologically resonant one....Gardner wonderfully illuminates the currents of envy and power that disfigure friendships....[She does] an excellent job of capturing a very definite type, one that's rarely been explored in fiction before." Michelle Goldberg, Salon.com Review:"Gardner's stark setting...heightens the characters' senses and builds uneasy suspense page by page until the surprise conclusion....If the denouement is somewhat slick, Esther's delayed coming-of-age has emotional clout." Publishers Weekly Review:"[A] strong, atmospheric story that unfortunately falls too often into horror cliché....[Gardner's] rendition of Gemma and Esther's friendship will reverberate with many young female readers....A tragic thriller...saddled with an ending that readers will see coming about 40 pages away." Kirkus Reviews Synopsis:In the late 1980s, Esther and Gemma — whose friendship is complicated by Esther's beauty and her tendency to steal plain Gemma's boyfriends — take a backpacking trip to India. When they meet up with a third traveler, Coral, things take a sinister turn, leaving Esther with a bad case of guilt. About the AuthorKaty Gardner is a graduate of Cambridge University, and received a Ph.D. from The London School of Economics. She is currently a senior lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex. Losing Gemma is her first novel. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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