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Stargazer
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Stargazer
The lines between love, envy and obsession blur in Laurie Petrou's utterly enthralling, unceasingly tense new novel. A darkly compelling coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History or Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies....
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It's a fine line between admiration and envy.
Diana Martin has lived her life in the shadow of her sadistic older brother. She quietly watches the family next door, enthralled by celebrity fashion designer Marianne Taylor and her feted daughter, Aurelle.
She wishes she were a Taylor girl.
By the summer of 1995, the two girls are at university together, bonded by a mutual desire to escape their wealthy families and personal tragedies and forge new identities.
They are closer than lovers, intoxicated by their own bond, falling into the hedonistic seduction of the woods and the water at a remote university that is more summer camp than campus.
But when burgeoning artist Diana has a chance at fame, cracks start to appear in their friendship. To what lengths is Diana willing to go to secure her own stardom?
Stargazer explores the complexities of ambition, friendship, and the pursuit of identity.
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Stargazer by Laurie Petrou receives praise for its dark and atmospheric exploration of obsession, envy, and love between two friends in the 90s. Reviewers highlight the immersive and melodic quality of Petrou's writing, which vividly brings to life the lake-side setting. The book is described as a tense thriller and is noted for its powerful, lyrical prose that transports readers into the 90s Muskoka landscape.
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ISBN: 9780857308221
Publisher: Verve Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verve Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Laurie Petrou is an award-winning author, and Associate Professor at the RTA School of Media at X (Ryerson) University in Toronto. She is a voracious reader and has been writing stories her whole life. She lives in Niagara with her family. Stargazer is her fourth book.
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