In this captivating debut novel, Ellie Eaton traces adolescent female sexuality, class divides, and the weight of formative memories on adults * New York Magazine *Ĭompelling and very atmospheric. John the Divine, Josephine, in her 30s, ruminates on her bullying days at boarding school. This elegant tale of class privilege and bullying at an exclusive girl's boarding school in the 90s makes you feel as though you are trapped alongside conflicted protagonist Josephine * iNews, Best Books of 2021 * * Refinery29 *Ĭhilling and twisty, this story will have you at once compelled, and cringing at the awfulness of teenage girls * Cosmopolitan *Įxploring the destructive relationships of teenage girls and the echoes they have on our grown lives, this is an explosive debut * Stylist * The Divines is perfectly twisted in its reflection of an utterly toxic environment, making it impossible to put down till you get to its end. Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 9781529340150 Number of pages: 320 Weight: 224 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm MEDIA REVIEWSĪ dark delight.

'A c ool, chilling and elegant novel' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent

With the emotional power of My Dark Vanessa and the reflective haze of The Girls, The Divines is a compulsive debut exploring the intoxicating, destructive relationships between teenage girls. But the more Josephine recalls, the further her life unravels, derailing not just her marriage and career, but her entire sense of self. With each memory that resurfaces, she circles closer to the ugly secret at the heart of the school's scandal. īut an impromptu visit reawakens blurry recollections of those doomed final weeks that rocked the community. She hasn't spoken to another Divine in fifteen years, not since the day the school shut its doors in disgrace. But for Josephine, now in her thirties, her time at St.

They were fiercely loyal, sharp-tongued, and cutting in the way that only teenage girls can be.

John the Divine, were notorious for flipping their hair, harassing teachers, chasing boys and chain-smoking cigarettes. The girls of elite English boarding school, St. My mother was Divine and her mother before that, which isn't uncommon.Īlthough that was at a time when being Divine meant something. Set in the final days before a shocking tragedy forces an elite boarding school to shut its doors for good, Ellie Eaton's The Divines is a razor-sharp debut that asks the question: were you really as good as you remember?

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