Girl Dinner

From the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake is a twisted, biting standalone about wealthy moms and sorority girls practicing a hot new wellness trend: cannibalism.

A deliciously satirical standalone from the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six. Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake is a contemporary, darkly-fun novel about violence, lust and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend . . . Good girls deserve a treat. Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving and universally respected. After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she''s taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as prey. Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner''s new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane''s clothes don''t fit right, her girl-dad husband isn''t as present as he thinks he is and even the few hours a day she''s apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House''s academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves. As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.

Autorentext
Olivie Blake is the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone With You in the Ether, One For My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, Gifted & Talented and Girl Dinner. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.

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*From the Sunday Times and New York Times* bestseller Olivie Blake, this is a powerful and darkly fun novel about ambition, lust and eating your fill - as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend.

'Deliciously twisted and lipstick-stained, Girl Dinner serves up a feast of ambition, privilege, and the deadly price of belonging. I loved it.'
Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb**

Good girls deserve a treat . . .

The House is the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni are beautiful, high-achieving and respected. After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being accepted into The House is the first step to the brightest possible future. The House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as prey.

Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr Sloane Hartley is struggling. After eighteen months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don't fit right; her girl-dad husband isn't as present as he thinks he is; and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House's academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in a level of collective perfection that Sloane desperately craves.

As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.

' This book is the fever dream I never knew I needed, and I'm going to recommend it to everyone I meet!'
- Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Bride

Zusammenfassung
From the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake is a twisted, biting standalone about wealthy moms and sorority girls practicing a hot new wellness trend: cannibalism.