The Sharp Edge of Silence
he took everything from her. Now it’s time for revenge...
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Publisher Description
Students at Lycroft Phelps are marked for success.
As a straight-A student and girlfriend of the school's star rower, Charlotte believes in what the school has to offer. Meanwhile, scholarship student Max is struggling. Until he's asked to join the rowing team offering him popularity - but at what cost? Then there's Quinn, a sixth-generation legacy student, who should be able to lay claim to the school in a way others can't. Who instead must watch the boy who assaulted her continue to play at the top of the school's food chain. Only in the dead of night does Q realize the solution to her suffering: Colin Pearce must die.
But Lycroft Phelps has more than one dark secret at its heart, and as the three students uncover just how far the school will go to keep those ugly truths hidden, there's a lot more than reputation at stake...
A tense and timely thriller with a revenge plot that'll have you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Kathleen Glasgow, Chelsea Pitcher and Louise O'Neill.
(TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find upsetting.)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A teenage sexual assault survivor seeks justice in this heart-stopping volume by Rosenblum (The Stepping Off Place), which explores the pervasiveness of—and the structures that uphold—toxic masculinity. Gifted artist Quinn Walsh was a freshman at the prestigious boarding school Lycroft Phelps Academy when varsity crew athlete Colin Pearce assaulted her and faced no repercussions. Now a sophomore, Q, who has PTSD, has one goal in mind: make Colin pay. Q's piercing first-person narration alternates with strait-laced Charlotte Foresley, a dancer who struggles with internalized misogyny and who is the girlfriend of Colin's popular best friend; and insecure scholarship student Max Hannigan-Loeffler, who faces a moral dilemma when he's recruited to Colin's alpha male crew team. As the trio's paths converge, dark secrets from Lycroft Phelps's past come to light, and Q must decide if she's willing to risk expulsion—or worse—to see justice served. A captivating start gives way to a rushed denouement, leading to more questions than answers. Nevertheless, Rosenblum's immersive and poetic prose tackles difficult themes with precision and care, delivering a profound account of overcoming trauma in a system designed to protect abusers. Major characters cue as white. Ages 14–up.