{"product_id":"9781848549883","title":"The Virgins","description":"Author: Pamela Erens\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781848549883\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: John Murray\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Sep 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant and under-read fever dream of a novel' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Erens brilliantly captures the dark side of adolescence . . . On a par with the likes of Jeffrey Eugenides' \u003ci\u003eThe Virgin Suicides' Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Flawlessly executed and irrefutably true' John Irving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A must for fans of Nabokovian tragedy' \u003ci\u003eIrish Tatler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe events of 1979-80 reverberate around the campus of Auburn Academy and linger many years later in the mind of narrator Bruce Bennett-Jones. Aviva Rossner and Seung Jung are an unlikely couple at the elite East Coast boarding school and are not shy in flaunting their newly discovered sexuality. Their blossoming relationship is watched with envy and fascination by Bruce and other classmates, who believe their liaison to be one of pure, unadulterated passion and pleasure.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut nothing is what it seems, and as Aviva and Seung struggle to understand themselves and each other, things begin to fall apart. Their ultimate descent into shame and betrayal has disastrous consequences beyond their own lives.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48037286609054,"sku":"ING-9781848549883","price":35.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781848549883.jpg?v=1785069768","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781848549883","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}