A teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war--with
deadly consequences--in this dark and provocative novel by the
bestselling author of The Passenger
**"Riveting . . . full of imagination and power."--Caroline Kepnes,
author of You and *Providence
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK - WINNER OF THE
ALA'S ALEX AWARD
When Alexandra Witt joins the faculty at Stonebridge Academy, she's
hoping to put a painful past behind her. Then one of her creative
writing assignments generates some disturbing responses from students.
Before long, Alex is immersed in an investigation of the students atop
the school's social hierarchy--and their connection to something called
the Darkroom. She soon inspires the girls who've started to question the
school's "boys will be boys" attitude and incites a resistance. But just
as the movement is gaining momentum, Alex attracts the attention of an
unknown enemy who knows a little too much about her--and what brought
her to Stonebridge in the first place.
Meanwhile, Gemma, a defiant senior, has been plotting her attack for
years, waiting for the right moment. Shy loner Norman hates his role in
the Darkroom, but can't find the courage to fight back until he makes an
unlikely alliance. And then there's Finn Ford, an English teacher with a
shady reputation, who keeps one eye on his literary ambitions and one on
Ms. Witt. As the school's secrets begin to trickle out, a
boys-versus-girls skirmish turns into an all-out war, with deeply
personal--and potentially fatal--consequences for everyone involved.
Lisa Lutz's blistering, timely tale of revenge and disruption shows us
what can happen when silence wins out over decency for too long--and why
the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls
will be girls.
Praise for The Swallows
"The Swallows is fast-moving, darkly humorous and at times shockingly
vicious. The battle of the sexes within its pages couldn't be more
compelling. . . . Lutz delivers a frantic, morbidly funny
story."**--*BookPage
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*"A decade before the #MeToo movement kicks off in full force, women
are coming for the patriarchy in this big ol' novel, ripe with
idiosyncratic characterization and memorable scenes."--Refinery29
