Vanishing Girls
No. of pages 336
Published: 2016
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There are 336 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2016 by Hodder & Stoughton .
Lauren Oliver is 25 years old, gorgeous and has just graduated from the University of Chicago, where she studied literature and philosophy
Praise for Lauren Oliver:
'The new Hunger Games'
* Cosmopolitan *
Lauren Oliver is the rising star of young adult fiction . . . [DELIRIUM] deftly conjures up a recognisably dystopian parallel to our own world, as convincingly terrifying as the North America of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. * The Sunday Times on DELIRIUM *
Amazing, unputdownable! * Grazia on DELIRIUM *
Thrilling and thought-provoking . . . Fast paced and consistently poignant, this tale quickly becomes hypnotically addictive. * Heat on PANDEMONIUM *
Oliver has a terrific talent for old-fashioned storytelling, nailing your attention from the first sentence. * The Times on ROOMS *
A very sophisticated novel . . . Oliver handles her characters with an impressive lightness of touch and writes evocatively about youth . . . a clever, funny, insightful and utterly addictive novel * Daily Mail on BEFORE I FALL *
'Alarming and uplifting, a rare psychological thriller that has a kind heart at its centre. Read it with all the lights on'. -- E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars
This book grips hard - it's impossible to put down, and there is no lull - the pacing is perfect. -- The Book Bag on ROOMS
The twists and turns this novel take the reader on are both shocking and gripping...The carefully layered prose and intense emotions threaded through the pages kept me absorbed and intrigued from beginning to end. The writing style very much reminded me of Gillian Flynn... Thrilling, dark, and full of suspense, this book will take you on a psychological journey that you won't forget in a hurry -- The Bookbag
Perfect for readers who devoured We Were Liars, it's the sort of novel that readers will race to finish, then return to the beginning to marvel at how it was constructed-and at everything they missed * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
'Bestselling Oliver weaves a taut mystery interspersed with blog posts about Madeline's disappearance, and the story is made all the more compelling by Nick and Dara's close but troubling relationship, marked by both love and intense jealousy' * Booklist *
'Creepier and sweeter than Gone Girl' * MTV.com *
'A tense, clever psychological thriller, with a devastating denouement that will make you want to start the book all over again. A perfect showcase for Oliver's exceptional talents.' * Daily Mail *
There are twists in the plot you'd never see coming... there's enough suspense to have you rattling through it in a few days * Heat *
This is a tight, tense psychological thriller; a fascinating look at the complicated mixture of love, loathing and rivalry that can exist between sisters * The Times *
A mesmerising psychological thriller that is also a teasing literary game * The Sunday Times *
This brilliant thriller has a killer twist * Fabulous Magazine *
A mesmerising psychological thriller * Sunday Times Culture magazine *