{"product_id":"the-meadows-hardcover","title":"The Meadows - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephanie Oakes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A story of pain, injustice, love, resistance, and hope, this glorious book will lodge inside you and make you feel \u003ci\u003eeverything\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --Helena Fox, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow It Feels to Float\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA queer, YA \u003ci\u003eHandmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eNever Let Me Go\u003c\/i\u003e about a dystopian society bent on relentless conformity, and the struggle of one girl to save herself and those she loves from a life of lies \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone hopes for a letter--to attend the Estuary, the Glades, the Meadows. These are the special places where only the best and brightest go to burn even brighter.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Eleanor is accepted at the Meadows, it means escape from her hardscrabble life by the sea, in a country ravaged by climate disaster. But despite its luminous facilities, endless fields, and pretty things, the Meadows keeps dark secrets: its purpose is to reform students, to condition them against their attractions, to show them that one way of life is the only way to survive. And maybe Eleanor would believe them, except then she meets Rose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive years later, Eleanor and her friends seem free of the Meadows, changed but not as they'd hoped. Eleanor is an adjudicator, her job to ensure her former classmates don't stray from the lives they've been trained to live. But Eleanor can't escape her past . . . or thoughts of the girl she once loved. As secrets unfurl, Eleanor must wage a dangerous battle for her own identity and the truth of what happened to the girl she lost, knowing, if she's not careful, Rose's fate could be her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA raw and timely masterwork of speculative fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Meadows\u003c\/i\u003e will sink its roots into you. This is a novel for our times and for always--not to be missed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dystopian YA at its finest.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBCCB\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A quietly devastating book, [and] Eleanor is a protagonist like no other.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--The Nerd Daily\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In the style of Kazuo Ishiguro, details [are] dabbled out in tiny, delicious morsels . . . Superlative [and] powerful.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eSLJ\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[One of] the best YA novels hitting shelves . . . More necessary and timely than ever.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePaste Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A profound story with fantastic writing . . . A great companion-read to classics like Margaret Atwood's \u003ci\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--Teen Libriarian Toolbox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Evocative prose and worldbuilding shot through with equal parts melancholy and hope.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePW\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Timely and gripping, [with] a new revelation always around the corner.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Atmospheric and unsettling . . . Belongs in every collection.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Natalie C. Parker, author of the Seafire series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extraordinary.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --Helena Fox, author of\u003ci\u003e How It Feels to Float\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephanie Oakes is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Morris Award finalist and a Golden Kite Honor book, and \u003ci\u003eThe Arsonist\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Washington State Book Award and was an ALA\/YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults pick. An elementary school librarian, Stephanie lives in Spokane, Washington with her wife and family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 8.35 x 5.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695767851071,"sku":"9780593111482","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc0bfc66147f45e3bf2d7c1e7f9982e9.webp?v=1765005006","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-meadows-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}