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Set in the early 1960s, the novel follows a solitary young woman employed at a boys’ prison outside Boston. Drawn into a strange and unsettling crime, she confronts dark obsession and mounting suspense. The story explores the complex dynamics of authority, youth, and the solitude that shapes her experience.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Ottessa Moshfegh
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