![]() ![]() Laurie went to school for Journalism, where the most important thing she learned was that she would rather write made-up stories than report the news. ![]() ![]() Her debut, FIRSTS, will be published by Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin’s Press on January 5, 2016. "The Girls Are All So Nice Here" hits shelves Tuesday. Laurie Elizabeth Flynn writes contemporary fiction for young adults. No matter what shape Amb shifts into, it's clear she has never been satisfied with herself or with those around her, thinking always that others have more.Īll the ugly truths hidden under snark, style or plain lies catch up with her, manifesting in further destruction on top of what she and Sully caused all those years ago.įinishing the novel, I lay in bed, unsettled by a plot that features women quite literally ripping each other apart over jealousy, pettiness and revenge. The girls are not so nice. ![]() Then, she changed once more in an attempt to leave the ugliness behind and just get through. Eventually Amb caves and agrees to attend, unintentionally reuniting with her former best friend – the magnetic force of nature that is Sloane Sullivan, or "Sully," another recipient of cryptic notes leading up to the reunion weekend.Īs the story careens, alternating chapters between her freshman year of college and at her reunion, readers learn that while Amb has been guarding a toxic truth for a decade, she has been pretending her entire life. Pretending to fit in with the girls in high school. Shedding her hometown identity to fit in with the girls in college – with hopes to gain Sully's attention, which worked. ![]()
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