The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore Audiobook

Quotes

• “A sensitive, evocative exploration of how the past threads itself through our lives, reemerging in unexpected ways. Kim Fu skillfully measures how long and loudly one formative moment can reverberate.”

  — Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author

• “A multilayered exploration of how class and culture inform the girls’ actions and alliances during the trip, and how the trip then affects their relationships and choices in adulthood. Fu…is a propulsive storyteller, using clear and cutting prose to move seamlessly through time.”

  — New York Times

• “Fu is a poet and essayist, and her evocative and well-crafted writing makes The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore a quick yet deep read.”

  — Shondaland

• “So beautifully done, so thoughtful….Each voice is so present and distinct. I would read another book just like it if I could.”

  — BookRiot

• “Fu precisely renders the banal humiliations of childhood, the chilling steps humans take to survive, and the way time warps memory.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “Fu’s characters are rich, real, and distinct…With rawness and objectivity, Fu depicts the women these girls become along with their struggles, both cosmic and mundane…An ambitious and dynamic portrayal of the harm humans—even young girls—can do.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “Fu…map[s] in strikingly clear and rich prose a hidden universe of girlhood and becoming.”

  — Michelle Orange, author of This Is Running for Your Life

• “Stunning. Kim Fu explores the lifelong ripple effects of tragedy, writing with wit, heart, and precision. A cast of characters both flawed and fascinating. I was utterly transfixed by this book.”

  — Katrina Onstad, author of Everybody Has Everything

• “Kim Fu has woven a story both expansive and intimate…She writes with a fierce, unflinching clarity about the myriad small guilts, cruelties, frailties, and betrayals we all carry with us. This book is one you won’t soon forget.”

  — Angelica Baker, author of Our Little Racket

• “Maps the journey from girlhood to womanhood, radiating both nostalgia and hope.”

  — Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses

• “Kim Fu lovingly circles around girlhood and womanhood, following the threads that connect old traumas to new ones, and the hurts that shape us, even when we wish they wouldn’t.”

  — Jen Sookfong Lee, author of The Conjoined