The Guineveres: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250086612 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Guineveres is her first novel. Sarah Domet lives in Savannah, Georgia.
But the Guineveres grow tired of waiting. The girls are all named GuinevereVere, Gwen, Ginny, and Winand it is the surprise of finding another Guinevere in their midst that first brings them together. They come to The Sisters of the Supreme Adoration convent by different paths, delivered by their families, each with her own complicated, heartbreaking story that she safeguards. Gwen is all Hollywood glamour and swagger; Ginny is a budding artiste with a sentiment to match; Win’s tough bravado isn’t even skin deep; and Vere is the only one who seems to be a believer, trying to hold onto her faith that her mother will one day return for her. However, the girls are more than the sum of their parts and together they form the all powerful and confident The Guineveres, bound by the extraordinary coincidence of their names and girded against the indignities of their plain, sequestered lives.The nuns who raise them teach the
You will hurt for each of these girls, mourn with them, grow angry at them, relate to their desires and longings, and question their choicesbut like The Guineveres themselves, you won’t be able to help but to love them intensely.”Bustle“A beautiful debut literary novel by an author to watch.”PopSugar“Excellent…Domet’s debut will lure readers in with well-developed characters, rich language, and small miracles.” School Library Journal “A first novel whose tone echoes that of Jeffrey Eugenides’s The Virgin Suicides…This phenomenal, character-driven story is mesmerizing.” Library Journal (starred review)“Domet’s debut is a luminous bildungsroman, brimming with wisdom about how girls view themselves, each other, and the world
THE MOST PROMISING DEBUT OF 2016! A Journey Without Map Sarah Domet’s debut novel, The Guineveres, is a wonderful story that follows four girls who are bound together by an improbable coincidence, sharing the same name as Saint Guinevere. All four of them arrived within the course of two years of one another at a convent of the Sisters of the Supreme Adoration and delivered into the care of Sister Fra. Beautiful and Haunting Kmartin The Guineveres is the story of four girls with the same name—nicknamed Win, Ginny, Gwen and Vere—who find themselves captive in a convent, subject to the strict ministrations of the nuns of the Sisters of the Supreme Adoration. Ginny is artistic and rebellious, Win is strong but secretive, Gwen is gorgeous and bold. And Vere, the center of . Ugh, I wanted to love it But I just didn't. I kept waiting to get to the five stars sure it would be in the next chapter. At one point I went back to the reviews to read what others had written and assured myself that it was there I just had to keep reading. Alas, I finished the book and I am still waiting. Four young ladies grow up in a convent, life is not fair, their lives