{"product_id":"9780544002029","title":"The Year Of The Gadfly","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Year Of The Gadfly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jennifer Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Do you know what it took for Socrates’ enemies to make him stop pursuing the truth?”\u003cbr\u003e“Hemlock.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStoried, fiercely competitive Mariana Academy was founded with a serious honor code; its reputation has been unsullied for decades. Now a long-dormant secret society, Prisom's Party, threatens its placid halls with vigilante justice, exposing students and teachers alike for even the most minor infraction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris Dupont, a budding journalist whose only confidant is the chain-smoking specter of Edward R. Murrow, feels sure she can break into the ranks of \u003cem\u003eThe Devil’s Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e, the Party’s underground newspaper, and there uncover the source of its blackmail schemes and vilifying rumors. Some involve the school’s new science teacher, who also seems to be investigating the Party. Others point to an albino student who left school abruptly ten years before, never to return. And everything connects to a rare book called \u003cem\u003eMarvelous Species\u003c\/em\u003e. But the truth comes with its own dangers, and Iris is torn between her allegiances, her reporter's instinct, and her own troubled past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Year of the Gadfly\u003c\/em\u003e is an exhilarating journey of double-crosses, deeply buried secrets, and the lifelong reverberations of losing someone you love. Following in the tradition of classic school novels such as \u003cem\u003eA Separate Peace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePrep\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e, it reminds us how these years haunt our lives forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Part \u003ci\u003eDead Poet's Society\u003c\/i\u003e. Part \u003ci\u003eHeathers\u003c\/i\u003e. Entirely addictive.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-\u003ci\u003eGlamour \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eHarrowing, enchanting, and utterly original\u003c\/b\u003e.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Daily Beast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA darkly comic romp...vivid and very enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eEngages and provokes\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a relentless authenticity in her prose...Miller effectively places here characters in a vice and squeezes the truth out of them.\" \u003cbr\u003e—The Atlantic.com \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003esmoldering mystery\u003c\/b\u003e set in a New England prep school...\u003cb\u003e The author skillfully ratchets up the tension\u003c\/b\u003e as Iris (and the reader) finds it harder and harder to tell who the good guys are... \u003cb\u003eA gripping thrill ride that’s also a thoughtful coming-of-age story.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\"In this \u003cb\u003eengrossing \u003c\/b\u003enovel, a would-be journalist unearths scandalous secrets at her prep school with the help of a famous reporter’s ghost.\" \u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eO Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eA coming of age page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \"Hysterical and moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Gadfly\u003c\/i\u003e fuses \u003ci\u003eSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003ePortnoy's Complaint\u003c\/i\u003e for girls. This book is an imaginative delight.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Gary Shteyngart, author of \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e \"A dark, whirling, and compelling read. \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Gadfly\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and heartbreaking story about friendship, acceptance, and trust — the way our search for them shapes our youth and how that search can haunt us forever.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Jennifer Close, author of \u003ci\u003eGirls in White Dresses\u003c\/i\u003e \"This novel has so much going for it: the feisty, heartbroken heroine, the ghost of Edward R. Murrow, and a fascinating love story between an albino girl and a gifted young scientist. In a brilliant portrayal of the dark underbelly of adolescence, Miller explores a time when both our identity and our future are at stake, and shows how rare it is to leave that landscape unscathed.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Ann Napolitano, author of \u003ci\u003eWithin Arm's Reach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Good Hard Look \u003c\/i\u003e \"It's hard to resist any novel whose young journalist heroine hallucinates that she's in conversation with Edward R. Murrow. But Jennifer Miller has also written a book with the feel of real life—part science experiment, part mystery story, part a coming-of-age narrative sorting out the truth about one's friends and enemies.\" \u003cbr\u003e—David Ignatius, author of \u003ci\u003eBloodmoney\u003c\/i\u003e \"Jennifer Miller is a writer of exceptional promise, with instincts that are equally astute for insight into character, innovative structure, memorable phrasing, and startling plot turns that compel the reader to read on. In \u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Gadfly\u003c\/i\u003e, her literary gifts are on virtuoso display; readers will be drawn deeply into this narrative and never want to leave it!\" \u003cbr\u003e—Carol Goodman, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lake of the Dead Languages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seduction of Water \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780544002029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41158535807182,"sku":"9780544002029","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780544002029.jpg?v=1651389769","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780544002029","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}