Marlena Audiobook

Quotes

• “Narrator Emma Galvin brings a slightly gritty yet vulnerable-sounding voice to the main character in this audiobook…a haunting yet tender story of growing up.”

  — AudioFile

• “A novel of deep and exquisite intelligence, humor, and riveting sensitivity.”

  — Lorrie Moore, New York Times bestselling author

• “Captures that unique moment at the precipice of adulthood with emotional honesty and insight.”

  — Jonathan Safran Foer, New York Times bestselling author

• "[A] dark, gorgeously written story.”

  — Entertainment Weekly

• “In this icy and accomplished first novel, the intoxicating friendship between an inexperienced loner and her manic, wild-child neighbor continues to exert an irresistible pull on our narrator decades later.”

  — O, The Oprah Magazine

• “Perfectly capture[s] the thrill of what it’s like to become best friends with the beautiful girl from the wrong crowd…[and is] one of the most sensitive portrayals of a Midwestern town struggling with poverty, drugs, and restlessness.”

  — Vogue

• “The kind of coming-of-age friendship that goes beyond camaraderie, into a deeper bond that forges identity.”

  — New York Times Book Review

• “A novel about youth―a time of splendor and squalor. Buntin make us see, hear, and feel both."

  — San Francisco Chronicle

• “Reads nearly as compulsively as a thriller…Viscerally captures the sensations and heartaches of adolescence.”

  — Boston Globe

• “Poignant and unforgettable.”

  — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

• “Devastating; as unforgettable as it is gorgeous.”

  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

• “Buntin’s prose is emotional and immediate, and the interior lives she draws of young women and obsessive best friends are Ferrante-esque.”

  — Booklist

• “This gorgeous, assured debut captures the romance of young friendship, cutting deep with the finest touch.”

  — Julia Pierpont, author of Among the Ten Thousand Things

• “[This] visceral, gripping novel combines humanity with a thrilling edge.”

  — Millions