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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Gilded Butterfly Effect
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Three Rooms Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: 5RN236W
EAN: 9781953103628
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2
Zustellung: Mi, 03.06.2026
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Beschreibung
“Think Mean Girls. on uppers. By turns savage and sympathetic, Heather Colley’s The Gilded Butterfly Effect. skewers the absurd theatre of college life with ferocious wit and style. ” —Damian Fowler, author of Falling Through Clouds. Fans of Mona Awad’s Bunny. and Ottessa Moshfegh’s My Year of Rest and Relaxation. rejoice—your newest “weird girl” antiheroes are finally here. When introverted loner Penny transfers to a Midwest university in search of the all-American college experience, she finds herself under the intoxicating influence of Stella, a glamorous, damaged sorority girl with a razor-sharp wit and a bottle full of secrets. As their unlikely friendship deepens into obsession, both young women spiral into a hall of mirrors—haunted by frat-house cruelties, prescription drug dependencies, and the brutal expectations of modern femininity. Narrated in alternating voices, The Gilded Butterfly Effect. exposes the glossy absurdities and grim realities of contemporary campus life, exploring themes of body dysmorphia, mental health, sexual assault, and peer manipulation with both ferocity and humor. This acerbic, atmospheric debut asks: how much of ourselves do we lose when trying to belong. A darkly comic and unflinching feminist campus novel for the age of prescription pills, impossible beauty standards, and weaponized friendships.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Heather Colley
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2025
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 300