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The burning girl

by Claire Messud

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Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship.

Large type booksFriendshipTeenage girlsFictionFiction, coming of ageMassachusetts, fictionnyt:hardcover-fiction=2017-09-17New York Times bestsellerNew York Times reviewedFemale friendshipAdolescenceFICTION / Literary
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