The Virgin Suicides

· HarperCollins UK
4.2
32 reviews
Ebook
260
Pages

About this ebook

Adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola and starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.

The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?

This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time.

Ratings and reviews

4.2
32 reviews
Na Ap
July 23, 2019
Not my favourite Eugenides (which would be MIddlesex) but I think it deserves a bit more forgiveness than I am giving it. Teenage boys views of the world don't massively interest me - and that is the perspective brought to bear here.
1 person found this review helpful
zoe ingram
May 1, 2024
really interesting to see the romanticised idea of depression from an outside perspective, beautiful book
farren mcclure
May 23, 2022
it's very well written and the plot is extremely enjoyable with relatable aspects in each of the girls which really adds to the experience

About the author

Jeffrey Eugenides was born in Detroit and attended Brown and Stanford Universities. His first novel, The Virgin Suicides, was published in 1993 to great acclaim and he has received numerous awards for his work. In 2003, Eugenides received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Middlesex, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and France’s Prix Medicis and has sold more than 3 million copies.

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