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Boundary-pushing and provocative, this is a novel about the twisted secrets families keep - and the fierce and terrible love that both binds them together and rips them apart.

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´Dark and intense, [with] a compelling twist which will remain with you´ L.S. Hilton, author of Maestra. The taboo-breaking thriller of the year, perfect for fans of Emma Cline´s The Girls.

Beautiful.
Rich.
Mysterious.
Everyone wants to be a Roanoke girl.

But you won´t when you know the truth.

Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her maternal grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, at the Roanoke family´s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls.

But what she doesn´t know is being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die. For there is darkness at the heart of Roanoke, and when Lane discovers its insidious pull, she must make her choice...

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I was immediately drawn into The Roanoke Girls, a haunting and riveting look at one family´s tangled legacy. You won´t stop reading until you´ve unraveled the darkest of Roanoke´s shocking secret Laura McHugh, author of The Weight of Blood

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Engel, Amy
Amy Engel is a former criminal defence attorney living in Missouri with her family. Her debut adult novel, The Roanoke Girls, was a #1 ebook bestseller, a Richard and Judy book club pick and has sold 100,000 copies across formats to date. The Familiar Dark is her second adult novel.

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