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AS I DESCENDED
A creepy, modern day YA take on Macbeth featuring a diverse cast of characters.
Maria Lyon and Lily Boiten are their school’s ultimate power couple – even if no one knows it but them.
Only one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. Golden child Delilah is a legend at the exclusive Acheron Academy, and the presumptive winner of the distinguished Cawdor Kingsley Prize. She runs the school, and if she chose, she could blow up Maria and Lily’s whole world with a pointed look, or a carefully placed word.
But what Delilah does not know is that Lily and Maria are willing to do anything – absolutely anything – to make their dreams come true. And the first step is unseating Delilah for the Kingsley Prize. The full scholarship, awarded to Maria, will lock in her attendance at Stanford and four more years in a shared dorm room with Lily.
Maria and Lily will stop at nothing to ensure their victory – including harnessing the dark power long rumored to be present on the former plantation that houses their school. But when feuds turn to fatalities, and madness begins to blur the distinction between what is real and what is imagined, the girls must decide where they draw the line.
From acclaimed author Robin Talley comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair. Robin’s prose is just on the right side of scary – even for those familiar with Macbeth, the twists and turns will surprise. Hints of the supernatural blend perfectly with the girls’ descent into madness, and the effect is chilling and completely engaging.
Robin Talley loves Shakespeare and hates being scared. She always covers her eyes during horror movies, and she keeps trying to explain to her wife why she is sure their house is haunted. (Her wife is not so easily convinced.) Robin’s previous books include What We Left Behind and 2015 Lambda Literary Award finalist Lies We Tell Ourselves. She lives with her family in Washington, D.C. You can find her on the web at www.robintalley.com.
Only one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. Golden child Delilah is a legend at the exclusive Acheron Academy, and the presumptive winner of the distinguished Cawdor Kingsley Prize. She runs the school, and if she chose, she could blow up Maria and Lily’s whole world with a pointed look, or a carefully placed word.
But what Delilah does not know is that Lily and Maria are willing to do anything – absolutely anything – to make their dreams come true. And the first step is unseating Delilah for the Kingsley Prize. The full scholarship, awarded to Maria, will lock in her attendance at Stanford and four more years in a shared dorm room with Lily.
Maria and Lily will stop at nothing to ensure their victory – including harnessing the dark power long rumored to be present on the former plantation that houses their school. But when feuds turn to fatalities, and madness begins to blur the distinction between what is real and what is imagined, the girls must decide where they draw the line.
From acclaimed author Robin Talley comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair. Robin’s prose is just on the right side of scary – even for those familiar with Macbeth, the twists and turns will surprise. Hints of the supernatural blend perfectly with the girls’ descent into madness, and the effect is chilling and completely engaging.
Robin Talley loves Shakespeare and hates being scared. She always covers her eyes during horror movies, and she keeps trying to explain to her wife why she is sure their house is haunted. (Her wife is not so easily convinced.) Robin’s previous books include What We Left Behind and 2015 Lambda Literary Award finalist Lies We Tell Ourselves. She lives with her family in Washington, D.C. You can find her on the web at www.robintalley.com.
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