Stargazer by Laurie Petrou
It is the summer of 1995 at Rocky Barrens University, hidden amidst the pine trees and starry skies of Northern Ontario. Aurelle Taylor, daughter of a world-famous fashion designer becomes the closest friend of burgeoning painter Diana Martin; they have bonded over a mutual desire to escape their wealthy families and personal tragedies and begin new lives as students at RBU. They are closer than lovers, they are like one thing, intoxicated by their own bond, falling into the hedonistic seduction of the woods and the water at a university that is more summer camp than campus. Diana, who has lived her life under the shadow of her sadistic older brother, rockets to fame with a series of scandalous portraits of Aurelle - whose response is to tumble further into a drug-fuelled escapism. Diana must choose whether to rescue her kindred spirit from destruction, or abandon Aurelle for the fame she has forever thirsted after.Stargazer is a dark and dreamlike journey into the obsession, envy and love between two young friends in the 90sThe tension simmers in this atmospheric lake-side setting until the crushing end. Laurie Petrou's writing is melodic and immersive. A delicious read!
-- Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The PushThe tense thriller... touted as the book to be seen with this summer * The Gloss (5 Beach Books to Pack for Your Summer Holiday) *
Petrou's lyrical writing is so powerful that I could smell the pines and feel the snow on my skin as she effortlessly transports the reader to 90s Muskoka * Toronto Life *
Laurie Petrou does something that feels as if it goes beyond writing in Stargazer... It's like a sculpture in word form. -- Angus Batey * Quietus *
Laurie Petrou brilliantly showed the toxic side when a friendship goes sour * Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Rose Code and The Alice Network *
LAURIE PETROU is an award-winning author and Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. She lives in Niagara with her family. The Rayburn Affair is her sixth book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857308221 |
| ISBN 10 | 085730822X |
| Title | Stargazer |
| Author | Laurie Petrou |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verve Books |
| Year published | 2022-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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