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Orpheus girl

ID 419346
Slug orpheus-girl
Contributors
Annotation
Description <b>In her debut novel, award-winning poet Brynne Rebele-Henry re-imagines the Orpheus myth as a love story between two teenage girls who are sent to conversion therapy after being caught together in an intimate moment.</b><br />Abandoned by a single mother she never knew, 16-year-old Raya&mdash;obsessed with ancient myths&mdash;lives with her grandmother in a small conservative Texas town. For years Raya has fought to hide her feelings for her best friend and true love, Sarah. When the two are outed, they are sent to Friendly Saviors: a re-education camp meant to &ldquo;fix&rdquo; them and make them heterosexual. Upon arrival, Raya vows to assume the role of Orpheus, to return to the world of the living with her love&mdash;and after she, Sarah, and the other teen residents are subjected to abusive and brutal &ldquo;treatments&rdquo; by the staff, Raya only becomes more determined to escape.<br />&#160;<br />In a haunting voice reminiscent of Sylvia Plath and the contemporary lyricism of David Levithan, Brynne Rebele-Henry weaves a powerful inversion of the Orpheus myth informed by the disturbing real-world truths of conversion therapy. <i>Orpheus Girl</i> is a story of dysfunctional families, trauma, first love, heartbreak, and ultimately, the fierce adolescent resilience that has the power to triumph over darkness and ignorance.<br /><b>CW:&#160;</b>There are scenes in this book that depict self-harm, homophobia, transphobia, and violence against LGBTQ characters.
Genres
Subjects
200 Kinderboeken algemeen NUR
285 Fictie 15+ NUR
NSTC
Publisher Random House US
Imprint
Language eng
Page count 164
Duration
Publication date first 2019-10-08
Publication date latest 2019-10-08
Cover URL
Editions
  • ISBN: 9781641290746 (BB)
  • ISBN: 9781641291736 (BC)

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