The Fever by Megan Abbott audiobook

The Fever: A Novel

By Megan Abbott
Read by Caitlin Davies , Kirby Heyborne , and Joe Barrett

Hachette Book Group 9780316231053
9.22 Hours • 1
Format : CD (In Stock)
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    ISBN: 9781478901426

The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community. The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher and the father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school, and community. As hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges, threatening to unravel friendships, families, and the town's fragile idea of security. A chilling story about guilt, family secrets, and the lethal power of desire, The Fever affirms Megan Abbott's reputation as "one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation" (Laura Lippman).

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Summary

Summary

Winner of the International Thriller Writers Award

Winner of the Strand Critics Award

A June 2014 Entertainment Weekly “Must Read”

A New York Times Editor’s Choice

A School Library Journal Top Pick of Adult Audiobooks for Teens

One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2014

A School Library Journal Best Book of 2014

An Amazon Best Book of the Month for June 2014

A BookPage Top Pick for July 2014

The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community.

The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher and the father of two teens: Eli, a hockey star and girl magnet, and his sister Deenie, a diligent student. Their seeming stability, however, is thrown into chaos when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying, unexplained seizure in class. Rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through the family, school, and community.

As hysteria and contagion swell, a series of tightly held secrets emerges, threatening to unravel friendships, families, and the town's fragile idea of security.

A chilling story about guilt, family secrets, and the lethal power of desire, The Fever affirms Megan Abbott's reputation as "one of the most exciting and original voices of her generation" (Laura Lippman).

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Abbott has created a mesmerizing, modern portrait of teenage life today: brutal crushes, competing allegiances and first-bloom sensuality, all magnified by the rush and crush of technology…It’s dark, disturbing, strangely beautiful and utterly unshakeable.” —Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl
“This smart thriller about the dynamics of panic keeps you guessing till the last scene.” —Good Housekeeping
“Make no mistake, this is no pulpy teenage tale: It’s a very grown-up look at youth culture and how bad behavior can sometimes be redeemed by a couple of good decisions.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
“Megan Abbott writes about the madness of adolescence better than anyone. She seems to understand teens’ urgent rush to grow up, to try on adult masks and costumes, and play adult games. But she also knows: in the big game of pretend, there are often grown-up consequences…The Fever is a brilliant and chilling tale of the bewildering age when everything—friendship, love, sex, revenge—feels ‘new and terrifying and significant.’ To survive it? It’s heartbreaking.” —Amazon.com, editorial review
“Megan Abbott is a seasoned, Edgar Award–winning author with exceptional gifts for making nerves jangle and skin crawl. She is also skilled at turning teenage sexuality into cause for squirming…The Fever is all about innuendo, which Ms. Abbott handles expertly from the first page onward.” —New York Times
“[Megan Abbott is] a unique talent with a signature style that gets stronger with every book. With its confident plotting and lyrical prose, The Fever may be her best novel yet.” —Los Angeles Times
“Like her stunning 2012 book, Dare Me, Abbott’s new novel focuses on teenage girls and the damage they can do…In spare, ferocious language, Abbott captures their energy…The beauty of Abbott’s writing, and the skilled way she weaves the men’s lesser narratives into Deenie’s story, make this a standout in contemporary crime fiction. Megan Abbott knows what girls are made of.” —Boston Globe
“The Fever is a potboiler in the truest, best sense of that devalued word: Its ingredients are expertly combined, patiently agitated, and heated to an inexorable boil. But it’s also a great novel, full stop, without any of the usual genre caveats, and…[with] sharp, dare I say literary, insights about her characters that Abbott effortlessly scatters throughout." —Slate
“A chilling new novel set in the emotional world of teenagers...In many ways, the message of The Fever is about how these things—ambivalence about sex, insecurities about their appearance, and navigating the intensity of female friendships—affect the girls and their families and how a traumatized community stumbles through a crisis.” —NPR
“The Fever sends chills. Megan Abbott’s ‘high school noir’ is sensual and sinister...atmospheric and compelling...What sets Abbott apart from other mystery scribes is her evocative language. There is drama and a fast-moving narrative, but she skillfully weaves a mounting dread into the novel, as well as a claustrophobic sensuality. You feel as if you’re in the heads of each of the teenagers in the fictional town of Dryden but also privy to the inner life of the adults, as well.” —Detroit News
“The lives of teenage girls are dangerous, beautiful things in Abbott’s stunning seventh novel...Nothing should be taken at face value in this jealousy and hormone soaked world except that Abbott is certainly our very best guide.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Once again, Abbott makes an unforgettable inquiry into the emotional lives of young people, this time balanced with parents' own fears and failings. It's also a powerful portrait of community, with interesting echoes of The Crucible: it's the twenty-first century, and, in many ways, we're still frightened villagers, terrified of the unknown. Abbott may be on her way to becoming a major writer.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Abbott’s new novel about a mysterious illness that strikes high school girls is performed by a trio of narrators: Caitlin Davies (the teen daughter), Kirby Heyborne (the older teen son), and Joe Barrett (the father, a science teacher). This casting works wonderfully to illustrate the alternating points of view in the novel. The combination of styles emphasizes the generational differences between these characters as well as their varying perception of events. Davies embodies the drama of the high school girl, which contrasts with the apathy of the teen boy. Barrett exudes the age and wisdom of the father as well as his rose-colored impression of his children. The novel itself is anticlimatic, but the performances make this audiobook engaging.“ —AudioFile

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Author

Author Bio: Megan Abbott

Author Bio: Megan Abbott

Megan Abbott is an Edgar Award–winning author of several novels and nonfiction and the 2019 recipient of the Pinckley Prize for Distinguished Body of Work. Her novel The Fever won the International Thriller Writers Award and Strand Critics Award for Best Novel and was chosen one of the best books of the year by Amazon, National Public Radio, the Boston Globe, and the Los Angeles Times. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and the London Guardian, among others. Her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. She received her PhD in English and American literature from New York University. She is a staff writer on HBO’s David Simon show, The Deuce.

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Available Formats : CD
Category: Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense
Runtime: 9.22
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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