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The Cherry Robbers - by Sarai Walker (Paperback)

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  • "Sarai Walker has done it again.
  • Author(s): Sarai Walker
  • 432 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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"Sarai Walker has done it again. With The Cherry Robbers she upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal." --Maria Semple

The highly anticipated second novel from Sarai Walker, following her "slyly subversive" (EW) cult-hit Dietland--a feminist gothic about the lone survivor of a cursed family of sisters, whose time may finally be up.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.

INSTEAD IT WAS THE LAST.

Iris Chapel and her five elegant sisters, all of them heiresses to the Chapel firearms fortune, live cloistered in a lavish Victorian mansion. Neglected by both a distant, workaholic father and a mentally troubled mother--who believes their home is haunted by the victims of Chapel weapons--the sisters have grown up with only each other for company. They long to escape the eerie fairy tale of their childhood and move forward into the modern world, but for young women in 1950s Connecticut, the only way out is through marriage.

Yet it soon becomes clear that for the Chapel sisters, marriage equals death.

When the eldest sister walks down the aisle, tragedy strikes. The bride dies mysteriously the very next day, leaving her family and the town in shock. But this is just the beginning of a chain of disasters that will make each woman wonder whether true love will kill her, too. Only Iris, the second-youngest, finds a way to escape--but can she outrun the family curse forever?

Sarai Walker, the acclaimed author of the cult-hit novel Dietland, building off the Gothic tradition of Shirley Jackson, brings to life this riveting, deliciously twisted feminist tale, a gorgeous and provocative page-turner about the legacy of male power and the cost of female freedom.



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A New York Times: "18 New Works of Fiction to Read This Spring" A Vogue: "The Best Books of 2022 So Far" A CrimeReads' "Most Anticipated Crime Fiction of 2022" A BookPage's "Most Anticipated Fiction of 2022"? A Popsugar's "Best New Book Release" An EW.COM's "16 Novels We're Excited For This Summer" --

"Hooray! Sarai Walker has done it again. With The Cherry Robbers she upends the Gothic ghost story with a fiery feminist zeal." -- Maria Semple, bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Today Will Be Different

"Oh, I love Sarai Walker's The Cherry Robbers! The Chapel sisters, of a fictional gun manufacturing fortune, grow up in a house that looks like a wedding cake. But each of them is fated to die on their wedding night, a multi-generational curse that seems to set free only those women who put art above marriage. A twisted take on the artist's coming-of-age story, The Cherry Robbers tackles deep questions about marriage, sexuality, familial loyalty, guns and the artist's life--a witty, delicious, demented joyride." -- Susan Scarf Merrell, author of Shirley, now a major motion picture

"Walker's take on the classic Gothic tale fairly shimmers, titillating with a heady concoction of terror and desire, frothy with fever-pitched emotions, and dark with smothering melancholy and macabre spectres." -- Booklist (starred review)

"Walker gives us indelible descriptions of flowers, foods, and fabrics as we coexist with the vivid Chapel sisters, but inside the lush exterior, the novel thrums with violence, oppression, and blood. This fierce feminist tale hit me in the heart and hasn't let me go." -- Stacey Swann, author of Olympus, Texas

"Delightfully eerie...This uncanny tale of dark origins shines brightly." -- Publishers Weekly

"This gorgeously written and all-consuming gothic explores feminism and sexuality and left me more than a little heartbroken." -- Buzzfeed

"Walker's long-anticipated sophomore novel is a spooky departure from the feminist anarchy of 'Dietland, ' but a welcome one that speaks to the author's range." -- WBUR Boston

"In 2017 New Mexico, famed artist Sylvia Wren lives her life in virtual seclusion, but her true identity is about to be exposed by a determined journalist. So begins Sarai Walker's sharp, gothic tale "The Cherry Robbers." -- Popsugar

"The story takes one interesting new turn after another, gathering into a heady mix of gothic fiction and incisive art thriller." -- CrimeReads

"A book one doesn't want to put down." -- Sarah Jessica Parker


Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.25 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 432
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback
Author: Sarai Walker
Language: English
Street Date: May 16, 2023
TCIN: 91572039
UPC: 9780063271586
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-7790
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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