The Swallows: A Novel by Lisa Lutz Paperback Book

Description: The Swallows by Lisa Lutz A teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender war—with deadly consequences—in this dark and provocative novel by the bestselling author of The Passenger "Riveting . . . full of imagination and power."—Caroline Kepnes, author of You and ProvidenceNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK • WINNER OF THE ALAS ALEX AWARD When Alexandra Witt joins the faculty at Stonebridge Academy, shes hoping to put a painful past behind her. Then one of her creative writing assignments generates some disturbing responses from students. Before long, Alex is immersed in an investigation of the students atop the schools social hierarchy—and their connection to something called the Darkroom. She soon inspires the girls whove started to question the schools "boys will be boys" attitude and incites a resistance. But just as the movement is gaining momentum, Alex attracts the attention of an unknown enemy who knows a little too much about her—and what brought her to Stonebridge in the first place. Meanwhile, Gemma, a defiant senior, has been plotting her attack for years, waiting for the right moment. Shy loner Norman hates his role in the Darkroom, but cant find the courage to fight back until he makes an unlikely alliance. And then theres Finn Ford, an English teacher with a shady reputation, who keeps one eye on his literary ambitions and one on Ms. Witt. As the schools secrets begin to trickle out, a boys-versus-girls skirmish turns into an all-out war, with deeply personal—and potentially fatal—consequences for everyone involved. Lisa Lutzs blistering, timely tale of revenge and disruption shows us what can happen when silence wins out over decency for too long—and why the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls will be girls.Praise for The Swallows"The Swallows is fast-moving, darkly humorous and at times shockingly vicious. The battle of the sexes within its pages couldnt be more compelling. . . . Lutz delivers a frantic, morbidly funny story."—BookPage"A decade before the #MeToo movement kicks off in full force, women are coming for the patriarchy in this big ol novel, ripe with idiosyncratic characterization and memorable scenes."—Refinery29 FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Lisa Lutz is the New York Times bestselling, Alex Award–winning author of the Spellman Files series, as well as the novels Heads You Lose (with David Hayward), How to Start a Fire, and The Passenger. She has also written for film and TV, including HBOs The Deuce. She lives part-time in New Yorks Hudson Valley. Review "In her witty and charming style, Lutz offers a genre-busting work of fiction that will satisfy readers looking for a seriously engaging read. The story itself is disturbingly plausible, and the humanly flawed characters make choices, good and bad, based on their backgrounds, all blending smoothly into a darkly comedic mystery. . . . This novel keeps readers on the edge of their seats while opening a conversation about public shaming, economic privilege, gender inequity, and revenge versus justice."—Booklist (starred review) "Its the era of #MeToo, and literature is beginning to reflect that in a big way. In Lisa Lutzs The Swallows, a prep school teacher ignites a gender war when she begins the question the institutions overpowering boys will be boys mentality. She soon learns that starting a revolution and threatening the status quo comes with steep consequences."—Bustle "A new teacher at a ritzy New England prep school ignites a fierce battle between the male and female students that ends with revenge, threats, and a fatality. So, just another average day in high school . . . just kidding."—PopSugar"The latest campus novel teetering between thriller and satire, Lutzs book throws readers into the drama of a New England prep school, where one inscrutable new teacher brings about ideas that ignite a deadly gender-war."—Entertainment Weekly "Liza Lutz is a treasure. Her Spellman Files series manages to be both charming and shrewd, and The Swallows promises to follow suit—it looks witty and caustic, winsome and clever. Its also, and this is a classic Lutz move, a fresh, unique spin on a genre that already has been reworked a million times. . . . Lutz, searing as ever . . . illuminate[s] how various institutions excuse the oppression or silencing of women and girls."—CrimeReads"[Lutz] takes no prisoners. . . . She builds her plot cannily and walks a neat line between satire and realism [in a] withering portrayal of how the #MeToo movement plays out in this rarefied setting."—Publishers Weekly"Lutz draws on the droll humor and idiosyncratic characterizations that make her Spellman novels so appealing. . . . An offbeat, darkly witty pre-#MeToo revenge tale. The patriarchy doesnt stand a chance."—Kirkus Reviews "With a memorable cast of characters and more than a few secrets, Lutzs latest is a turbocharged tale for our times."—Newsweek "Extraordinarily fun and blood pressure-raising . . . The Swallows goes surprising places (axes are employed) and isnt afraid to let everyone roll around in the muck—though some characters come out smelling sweeter than others."—Vulture"Wes Anderson meets Muriel Spark in this delicius and vicious bayyle of the sexes set within a private school. Wickedly fun and wildly subversive but packing an emotional punch, The Swallows is as powerful as it is timely."—Nationally bestselling author Megan Abbott"Sharpen your axes, ladies, and get ready for this fierce, fun, unsparing novel of female rage, power, and friendship."—Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy"I devoured The Swallows. Youll laugh out loud even as you anxiously flip the pages."—New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Review Quote "In her witty and charming style, Lutz offers a genre-busting work of fiction that will satisfy readers looking for a seriously engaging read. The story itself is disturbingly plausible, and the humanly flawed characters make choices, good and bad, based on their backgrounds, all blending smoothly into a darkly comedic mystery. . . . This novel keeps readers on the edge of their seats while opening a conversation about public shaming, economic privilege, gender inequity, and revenge versus justice." -- Booklist (starred review) "Its the era of #MeToo, and literature is beginning to reflect that in a big way. In Lisa Lutzs The Swallows, a prep school teacher ignites a gender war when she begins the question the institutions overpowering boys will be boys mentality. She soon learns that starting a revolution and threatening the status quo comes with steep consequences." -- Bustle "A new teacher at a ritzy New England prep school ignites a fierce battle between the male and female students that ends with revenge, threats, and a fatality. So, just another average day in high school . . . just kidding." -- PopSugar "The latest campus novel teetering between thriller and satire, Lutzs book throws readers into the drama of a New England prep school, where one inscrutable new teacher brings about ideas that ignite a deadly gender-war." -- Entertainment Weekly "Liza Lutz is a treasure. Her Spellman Files series manages to be both charming and shrewd, and The Swallows promises to follow suit--it looks witty and caustic, winsome and clever. Its also, and this is a classic Lutz move, a fresh, unique spin on a genre that already has been reworked a million times. . . . Lutz, searing as ever . . . illuminate[s] how various institutions excuse the oppression or silencing of women and girls." -- CrimeReads "[Lutz] takes no prisoners. . . . She builds her plot cannily and walks a neat line between satire and realism [in a] withering portrayal of how the #MeToo movement plays out in this rarefied setting." -- Publishers Weekly "Lutz draws on the droll humor and idiosyncratic characterizations that make her Spellman novels so appealing. . . . An offbeat, darkly witty pre-#MeToo revenge tale. The patriarchy doesnt stand a chance." -- Kirkus Reviews "With a memorable cast of characters and more than a few secrets, Lutzs latest is a turbocharged tale for our times." -- Newsweek "Extraordinarily fun and blood pressure-raising . . . The Swallows goes surprising places (axes are employed) and isnt afraid to let everyone roll around in the muck--though some characters come out smelling sweeter than others." -- Vulture "Wes Anderson meets Muriel Spark in this delicius and vicious bayyle of the sexes set within a private school. Wickedly fun and wildly subversive but packing an emotional punch, The Swallows is as powerful as it is timely." -- Nationally bestselling author Megan Abbott "Sharpen your axes, ladies, and get ready for this fierce, fun, unsparing novel of female rage, power, and friendship." -- Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy "I devoured The Swallows. Youll laugh out loud even as you anxiously flip the pages." -- New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Excerpt from Book Part I Ms. Witt Some teachers have a calling. Im not one of them. I dont hate teaching. I dont love it either. Thats also my general stance on adolescents. I understand that one day theyll rule the world and well all have to live with the consequences. But theres only so much Im willing to do to mitigate that outcome. Youll never catch me leaping atop my desk, quoting Browning, Shakespeare, or Jay-Z. I dont offer my students sage advice or hard-won wisdom. I dont dive into the weeds of their personal lives, parsing the muck of their hormone-addled brains. And I sure as hell never learned as much from them as they did from me. Its just a job, like any other. It has a litany of downsides, starting with money and ending with money, and a host of other drawbacks in between. There are a few perks. I like having summers off; I like winter and spring breaks; I like not having a boss breathing over my shoulder; I like books and talking about books and occasionally meeting a student who makes me see the world sideways. But I dont get attached. I dont get involved. That was the plan, at least. I came to Stonebridge Academy because it was the only place where I was sure of a no-questions-asked job offer. The dean of students, Gregory Stinson, is an old family friend. I dont know if he offered me the job knowing everything or nothing. Back then, Greg never spoke of unpleasant things. Why I wanted to give it another go is beyond me. Its not like I thought of teaching as my lifes work. I doubt Ill ever have that. Maybe I just wanted to wrap up my career in education with a memory that didnt make my skin crawl. It was July 2009 when I first laid eyes on the campus. During my preliminary visit, Greg and I hammered out my contract in his musty old office, which overlooked fifty acres of dense woods. Under the thick brush of summer, I couldnt see the veins and arteries of the interconnected hiking and cross-country-skiing trails that Stonebridge boasted of so proudly in its brochure. It seemed like too much space for four hundred or so high school students. Despite the classic prep school architecture--cathedral buildings, everything stone--I had heard rumors about the lax academic environment. Warren Prep kids had called Stonebridge students "Stoners." I considered that detail its most attractive quality. Greg was sure I was perfect for the libertarian style of his school, and his certainty compensated for my hesitation. We discussed my course schedule for the new year. I would teach three English literature classes and one American lit. After that, Greg took me on a brief tour of the campus. His office and several classrooms were housed in an imposing stone structure that had no formal name. Later, I learned that the students called it Headquarters. It was the only building on campus without a literary appellation. You know the game where you take your first pets name and add the street you grew up on and, voil Details ISBN1984818252 Author Lisa Lutz ISBN-10 1984818252 ISBN-13 9781984818256 Format Paperback Pages 432 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-07-06 NZ Release Date 2021-07-06 US Release Date 2021-07-06 UK Release Date 2021-07-06 Imprint Ballantine Books Inc. 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