{"product_id":"book-d7ei","title":"The Swallows","description":"\u003cb\u003eA teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war—with deadly consequences—in this dark and provocative novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Suspenseful and utterly riveting!”—Tess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Alexandra Witt joins the faculty at Stonebridge Academy, she’s hoping to put a painful past behind her. Then one of her creative writing assignments generates some disturbing responses from students. Before long, Alex is immersed in an investigation of the students atop the school’s social hierarchy—and their connection to something called the Darkroom. She soon inspires the girls who’ve started to question the school’s “boys will be boys” attitude and incites a resistance. But just as the movement is gaining momentum, Alex attracts the attention of an unknown enemy who knows a little too much about her—and what brought her to Stonebridge in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Gemma, a defiant senior, has been plotting her attack for years, waiting for the right moment. Shy loner Norman hates his role in the Darkroom, but can’t find the courage to fight back until he makes an unlikely alliance. And then there’s Finn Ford, an English teacher with a shady reputation, who keeps one eye on his literary ambitions and one on Ms. Witt. As the school’s secrets begin to trickle out, a boys-versus-girls skirmish turns into an all-out war, with deeply personal—and potentially fatal—consequences for everyone involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lisa Lutz’s blistering, timely tale of revenge and disruption shows us what can happen when silence wins out over decency for too long—and why the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls will be girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast of Narrators:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbby Elliot as Gemma Russo\u003cbr\u003eLisa Flanagan as Ms. Witt\u003cbr\u003eAri Fliakos as Mr. Ford\u003cbr\u003eMichael Crouch as Norman Crowley\u003cbr\u003eand with Johnny Heller reading The Announcements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Swallows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wes Anderson meets Muriel Spark in this delicious and vicious battle of the sexes set within a private school. Wickedly fun and wildly subversive but packing an emotional punch, \u003ci\u003eThe Swallows\u003c\/i\u003e is as powerful as it is timely.”\u003cb\u003e—Nationally bestselling author Megan Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Sharpen your axes, ladies, and get ready for this fierce, fun, unsparing novel of female rage, power, and friendship.”\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Camille Perri,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Assistants \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Katie Met Cassidy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49329742184752,"sku":"BDd7ei","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/538683-d7ei-Square.jpg?v=1733756095","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d7ei","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}