![]() I’m next, Deenie thinks, a few minutes and it’ll be me. They say by the third time, you don’t even feel it.” “I heard you might want to throw up even,” one says. A few have done it before, but most are like Deenie. The first time, you can’t believe how much it hurts.”ĭeenie’s legs are shaking, but she tries to hide it, pushing her knees together, her hands hot on her thighs. A chilling story about guilt, family secrets and the lethal power of desire, The Fever affirms Megan Abbott's reputation as "one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation" (Laura Lippman). Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school and community.Īs hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges, threatening to unravel friendships, families and the town's fragile idea of security. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community in this "engrossing, disturbing, panic attack of a novel" from the award-winning author of The Turnout and Dare Me (Jodi Picoult). ![]()
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