Emily Layden

A propulsive novel about music coming of age and the cost of fame for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six The secrets simmer in this atmospheric powerful novel KATIE BISHOP You won t be able to put it down RUFI THORPETHIS IS MY STORY NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIEND S STORY Dylan Read the legendary country pop star has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good girl image But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey who went missing the year before Dylan s meteoric rise to fame When Kelsey s body is found at the bottom of a New England lake Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades A beautifully written nuanced thriller and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom RED MAGAZINE

A sincere, poignant and moving story of a group of teenage girls coming to terms with the world theyve inheritedTaylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and the SixAn all-girls boarding school in a hilly corner of Connecticut, Atwater is a haven for progressive thinking and feminist intellectuals. The students are smart, driven and worldly; they are also teenagers, learning to find their way. But when they arrive on campus for the start of the fall term, theyre confronted with startling news: an Atwater alumna has made a troubling allegation of sexual misconduct against an unidentified teacher. As the weeks wear on and the administrations efforts to manage the ensuing crisis fall short, these extraordinary young women come to realise that the adults in their lives may not be the protectors they previously believed.All Girls unfolds over the course of one tumultuous academic year and is told from the point of view of a small cast of diverse, interconnected characters as they navigate the social mores of prep school life and the broader, more universal challenges of growing up. The trials of adolescent girlhood are pitched against the backdrop of sexual assault, consent, anxiety and the ways that our culture looks to young women as trendsetters, but otherwise silences their voices and discounts their opinions. The story that emerges is a richly detailed, impeccably layered, and emotionally nuanced depiction of what it means to come of age in a female body today.

AL PRINCIPIO AMAS EL LUGAR AL QUE PERTENECES. LUEGO MADURAS.Retrata de manera sublime la vida en un internado de Nueva Inglaterra.The New York TimesUna novela perfecta para los lectores de Sally Rooney y Curtis Sittenfeld.Sant Martins PressAtwater es un exclusivo internado femenino de Nueva Inglaterra, cuna de intelectuales feministas y de pensamiento moderno. Sus alumnas son brillantes, decididas y sofisticadas, pero en el fondo no dejan de ser tambien adolescentes que buscan su propio camino, exploran sus ambiciones y se enfrentan a sus miedos.Nada mas empezar el curso, sale a la luz una alarmante noticia: una de las alumnas ha puesto una denuncia contra un profesor por conducta sexual inapropiada y el centro pretende silenciar el escandalo. A medida que pasan las semanas, las nueve extraordinarias protagonistas -cuyas voces se van alternando en esta inteligente novela- se daran cuenta de que los adultos quiza no puedan protegerlas como ellas creian.Emily Layden captura con maestria la complejidad de la adolescencia en esta historia que, alabada por la critica y los lectores, va detallando los acontecimientos que se suceden en el internado para abordar un tema universal: el dificil paso de las niñas a la edad adulta en nuestra sociedad.La critica ha dicho:Las paginas vuelan. Las protagonistas, descritas con infinita ternura, son complejas y cautivadoras. Layden retrata de manera sublime los detalles cotidianos de la vida en un internado.The New York TimesIncisiva, aguda Layden logra aliviar las consecuencias del silencio institucional.Publishers WeeklyUna interpretacion crucial de la sexualidad y el movimiento #MeToo desde la perspectiva de las mas jovenes.Library JournalUna historia que captura de manera sagaz la claustrofobia y la toxica cultura de la conformidad entre las adolescentes.The ObserverLos lectores se descubriran pensando en estos personajes, vividos y construidos con compasion, mucho despues de haber terminado el libro Regalaselo a los fans adultos de Gossip Girl y a los lectores de Emma Straub.BooklistSumergiendose en el infierno de la adolescencia, Layden crea un espacio para conversar sobre feminismo y la olvidada dificultad de sobrevivir en un mundo dominado por los hombres. Inteligente, evocadora y empatica.Kirkus

A deliciously insider-y peek into the music industry and fame Layden has a gift for making the world and her characters feel wonderfully real. You wont be able to put it down. Rufi Thorpe, author of Margos Got Money TroublesA propulsive, "immersive" (Washington Post) psychological suspense novel about the meteoric rise of a legendary pop star and the secret shes kept hidden for fifteen years, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones & the Six.Everyone in America knows Dylan Read, or at least has heard her music. Since releasing her debut album her senior year of high school, Dylans spent fifteen years growing up in the public eye. Shes not only perfected her skills when it comes to lyrics and melody; shes also learned how to craft a public narrative that satisfies her fans, her label, and the media. In the circles of fame and celebrity in which she now travels, the careful maintenance of Dylan Read pop star is often more important than the songs themselves.And so lots of people think they understand everything about Dylan Read. But what no one knows is the part of her origin story she has successfully kept hidden: her childhood best friend Kelsey vanished the year before Dylan became famous. Now, as Dylans at the height of her career, Kelseys body is found at the bottom of their hometown lakereopening a long-cold case and forcing Dylan to reckon with their shared past, her friends influence on her music, and whether theres more to their story than meets the eye.Layered, page-turning, and psychologically astute, Once More from the Top is a riveting and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition, and the cost of fame.

A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel KATIE BISHOP You wont be able to put it down RUFI THORPE THIS IS MY STORY. NOT MY DEAD BEST FRIENDS STORY. Dylan Read, the legendary country pop star, has spent fifteen years learning to craft the perfect good-girl image. But Dylan is privately haunted by the loss of her best friend Kelsey, who went missing the year before Dylans meteoric rise to fame. When Kelseys body is found at the bottom of a New England lake, Dylan is drawn back to her hometown where she must revisit their ill-fated teenage friendship and reckon with secrets that have stayed hidden for decades A beautifully written, nuanced thriller, and an unflinching look at a celebrity culture and a loneliness of superstardom RED MAGAZINE

AL PRINCIPIO AMAS EL LUGAR AL QUE PERTENECES. LUEGO MADURAS. Retrata de manera sublime la vida en un internado de Nueva Inglaterra.The New York Times Una novela perfecta para los lectores de Sally Rooney y Curtis Sittenfeld.Sant Martins Press Atwater es un exclusivo internado femenino de Nueva Inglaterra, cuna de intelectuales feministas y de pensamiento moderno. Sus alumnas son brillantes, decididas y sofisticadas, pero en el fondo no dejan de ser tambien adolescentes que buscan su propio camino, exploran sus ambiciones y se enfrentan a sus miedos. Nada mas empezar el curso, sale a la luz una alarmante noticia: una de las alumnas ha puesto una denuncia contra un profesor por conducta sexual inapropiada y el centro pretende silenciar el escandalo. A medida que pasan las semanas, las nueve extraordinarias protagonistas -cuyas voces se van alternando en esta inteligente novela- se daran cuenta de que los adultos quiza no puedan protegerlas como ellas creian. Emily Layden captura con maestria la complejidad de la adolescencia en esta historia que, alabada por la critica y los lectores, va detallando los acontecimientos que se suceden en el internado para abordar un tema universal: el dificil paso de las niñas a la edad adulta en nuestra sociedad.La critica ha dicho:Las paginas vuelan. Las protagonistas, descritas con infinita ternura, son complejas y cautivadoras. Layden retrata de manera sublime los detalles cotidianos de la vida en un internado.The New York Times Incisiva, aguda Layden logra aliviar las consecuencias del silencio institucional. Publishers WeeklyUna interpretacion crucial de la sexualidad y el movimiento #MeToo desde la perspectiva de las mas jovenes.Library Journal Una historia quecaptura de manera sagaz la claustrofobia y la toxica cultura de la conformidad entre las adolescentes.The Observer Los lectores se descubriran pensando en estos personajes, vividos y construidos con compasion, mucho despues de haber terminado el libro Regalaselo a los fans adultos de Gossip Girl y a los lectores de Emma Straub.BooklistSumergiendose en el infierno de la adolescencia, Layden crea un espacio para conversar sobre feminismo y la olvidada dificultad de sobrevivir en un mundo dominado por los hombres. Inteligente, evocadora y empatica.Kirkus