The Narrow
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4.0 • 8 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A deliciously terrifying novel about a ghost who uncovers a teen girl's best kept secrets while haunting her boarding school, perfect for fans of Lost in the Never Woods and The Haunting of Bly Manor.
A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST OF THE YEAR
A KIRKUS BEST OF THE YEAR
Everyone has heard the story of the Narrow. The river that runs behind the Atwood School is only a few feet across and seemingly placid, but beneath the surface, the waters are deep and vicious. It’s said that no one who has fallen in has ever survived.
Eden White knows that isn’t true. Six years ago, she saw Delphine Fournier fall into the Narrow—and live.
Delphine now lives in careful isolation, sealed off from the world. Even a single drop of unpurified water could be deadly to her, and no one but Eden has any idea why. Eden has never told anyone what she saw or spoken to Delphine since, but now, unable to cover her tuition, she has to make a deal: her expenses will be paid in return for serving as a live-in companion to Delphine.
Eden finds herself drawn to the strange and mysterious girl, and the two of them begin to unravel each other’s secrets. Then Eden discovers what happened to the last girl who lived with Delphine: she was found half-drowned on dry land. Suddenly Eden is waking up to wet footprints tracking to the end of her bed, the sound of rain on the windows when the skies are clear, and a ghostly silhouette in her doorway. Something is haunting Delphine—and now it’s coming for Eden, too.
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When Eden White arrives for her senior year at Atwood boarding school, she's met by her three roommates, who drag her off to undergo their annual first-day ritual: making the near-fatal jump across the Narrow, a four-foot-wide section of river. Falling into the swift current would mean certain death; no one has survived it except Eden's ill, reclusive classmate Delphine Fournier, whom she witnessed fall into the Narrow six years prior. After surviving the jump, Eden meets with the school dean and learns that her wealthy parents—who are away on a remote vacation—have neglected to pay her tuition. He offers her a deal: become a live-in companion to Delphine, who dwells alone in a former residence hall and has a deadly water allergy, and Delphine's mother will pay Eden's tuition. Eden is soon entangled in a mystery surrounding Delphine's former companion, and at the same time finds herself falling in love with Delphine. In this serpentine horror mystery, Marshall (These Fleeting Shadows) intertwines gothic ambiance and swoony romance while exploring hefty issues of abuse and manipulation set against a terrifying ghost story. Eden and Delphine cue as white; supporting characters are racially diverse. Ages 12–up.
