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Violence
A lot
A school shooting in the backstory; sexual assault; the violence is depicted with serious intent
Language
A lot
Strong language throughout in a high-fashion magazine-world voice
Sexual Content
Some
Adult relationships; the assault is not depicted graphically but is central to the plot
Substance Use
Some
Heavy drinking as a coping mechanism; a significant thread throughout
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
The psychological cost of surviving assault and trauma while maintaining a public persona; the specific exhaustion of a carefully constructed identity built on hiding
What this book is about
Ani FaNelli has the New York life she always wanted: a glamorous job at a fashion magazine, an enviable apartment, a wealthy fiancé. She is meticulous about the image she presents. A documentary is being made about a school shooting she survived as a teenager at a prestigious Pennsylvania school, and the producers want her to speak. Ani does not want to speak. Jessica Knoll's debut thriller unravels the events of that year in two timelines — present and past — revealing the rape and the violence that Ani has spent her entire adult life burying under the performance of having arrived. A sharp, uncomfortable novel about the price of reinvention.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
school shooting and sexual assault as central plot elements
strong language throughout
heavy drinking
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