This Little Light - by Lori Lansens (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"This brilliant new novel by the bestselling author of The Girls and The Mountain Story is an urgent bulletin from an all-too-believable near future in which the religious right has come out on top. And where a smart young girl who questions the new order is suddenly a terrorist. Taking place over 48 hours in the year 2023, this is the story of Rory Ann Miller, on the run with her best friend because they are accused of bombing their posh Californian high school during an American Virtue Ball. There's a bounty on their heads, and a social media storm of trolls flying around them, not to mention a posse of law enforcement, attack helicopters and drones trying to track them down. Rory's mom, a social activist and lawyer, has been arrested and implicated in her daughter's "crimes" whereas her dad (who betrayed his wife and daughter in a nasty divorce) is cooperating with the authorities. The story exists in a universe of gated communities, born-again Christians, Probationary Citizens (once known as "Dreamers"), re-criminalized abortion and birth control, teenage virginity oaths and something called the Red Market, which is either a Conservative bogey-man created to further polarize the "base" or a criminal network making money from selling unwanted babies to whomever wants them and fetal tissue to cosmetics and drug companies. Rory is cynical and scared, furious and scathing, betrayed and looking for something or someone to trust. What she has to say about the dads and bosses and politicians lining up to keep women in their place, and about the ways women collaborate in their own undermining, is fierce, and funny, and sad, and true."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Gossip Girl</i> meets <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> in this intense, unputdownable read by the author of <i>The Girls</i></b> <p/> Taking place over the course of 48 hours in 2024, <i>This Little Light</i> draws readers into a universe of born-again Christians and celebrity worship where abortion is once again illegal and both religion and surveillance run amok. Heroine Rory Miller and her best friend, Fee, are on the run after a bomb explodes at their elite Christian private school in their triple-gated California community during their American Chastity Ball, where girls in white gowns pledge to their fathers that they will remain virgins until marriage. As the girls struggle to survive while following their own attempted capture on social media and cable news--crowdsourced by Christian zealots and bounty hunters--Rory blogs their story in real time, determined to leave behind a record in their own words in case they don't make it out alive. <p/> In <i>This Little Light</i>, bestselling author Lori Lansens weaves together the pressing issues of our time--women's rights, income disparity, religion and politics, immigration--and di˝ uses them through the authentic voice of a 16-year-old navigating a frightening reality. The result is an intense, urgent, and enthralling read about an all-too-believable near future--and the world we already live in.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A twenty-first-century <i>The Handmaid's Tale."</i>-- "Booklist"<br><br>"Lansens throws her readers right into the action and keeps them there, as thirsty, hungry, and frightened as two young girls on the run. A crazy-good coming-of-age thriller that will make you sweat, starting at page one."--Christina Dalcher "author of VOX"<br><br>"Lori Lansens imagines a near-future that is stark, visceral, and terrifyingly real. Hallelujah for the audacious self-professed heathen, Rory Ann Miller, who holds the adults in her world accountable while reminding us to never stop fighting for freedom. This book is a one hell of a wake-up call. I was rooting for Rory from page one."--Ami McKay "author of The Birth House and The Witches of New York"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lori Lansens</b> is a successful screenwriter and novelist whose books have been sold in more than 13 countries. She is the author of four previous novels, including the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Girls</i>. Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, she now lives in Santa Monica, California. <br>
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