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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Girl Dinner is a darkly-fun novel about power, lust, and eating your fill, as wealthy moms and sorority girls practice a sinister new wellness trend ...
Good girls deserve a treat.
Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected.
After a freshman year she would rather forget, sophomore Nina Kaur knows being one of the chosen few accepted into The House is the first step in her path to the brightest possible future. Once she's taken into their fold, the House will surely ease her fears of failure and protect her from those who see a young woman on her own as easy prey.
Meanwhile, adjunct professor Dr. Sloane Hartley is struggling to return to work after accepting a demotion to support her partner's new position at the cutthroat University. After 18 months at home with her newborn daughter, Sloane's clothes don't fit right, her girl-dad husband isn't as present as he thinks he is, and even the few hours a day she's apart from her child fill her psyche with paralyzing ennui. When invited to be The House's academic liaison, Sloane enviously drinks in the way the alumnae seem to have it all, achieving a level of collective perfection that Sloane so desperately craves.
As Nina and Sloane each get drawn deeper into the arcane rituals of the sisterhood, they learn that living well comes with bloody costs. And when they are finally invited to the table, they will have to decide just how much they can stomach in the name of solidarity and power.
"Combining dark academia and biting satire, Blake's first foray into horror is a delectable treat. … Timely and funny." ―Library Journal (starred review)
"Endlessly quotable, highly entertaining, bordering on overly absurd, but perfect for book club consumption." —Kirkus Reviews
"[A] lightly satirical and somewhat drawn out feminist horror novel...Fortunately, the bloody payoff, when it finally arrives, is well worth the wait. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but Blake's fans will find plenty to hold their attention." —Publishers Weekly
"Daring, ironic, and bold." ―Booklist
"A book that whets your appetite before devouring you whole. Girl Dinner is cunning, charged, and just as you're comfortable―a profound shock. Perfect for the era we live in." ―Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings
"A brilliant head trip of a book, Olivie Blake constantly comes at timely topics from new and interesting angles. I can't wait to see what she does next!" ―Katee Robert, New York Times bestselling author of Neon Gods
"Whip sharp, nuanced, and highly propulsive. I will be thinking about Girl Dinner for a long time." ―Hildur Knútsdóttir, author of The Night Guest
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Olivie Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Alone with You in the Ether, One for My Enemy, Masters of Death, Januaries, and Gifted & Talented. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult rom-coms Twelfth Knight and My Mechanical Romance. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, goblin prince / toddler, and rescue pit bull.
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