{"product_id":"2940171851989","title":"The Swallows : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA teacher at a New England prep school ignites a gender waramp;mdash;with deadly consequencesamp;mdash;in this dark and provocative novel by the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Passenger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Alexandra Witt joins the faculty at Stonebridge Academy, she's hoping to put a painful past behind her. Then one of her creative writing assignments generates some disturbing responses from students. Before long, Alex is immersed in an investigation of the students atop the school's social hierarchyamp;mdash;and their connection to something called the Darkroom. She soon inspires the girls who've started to question the school's \"boys will be boys\" attitude and incites a resistance. But just as the movement is gaining momentum, Alex attracts the attention of an unknown enemy who knows a little too much about heramp;mdash;and what brought her to Stonebridge in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Gemma, a defiant senior, has been plotting her attack for years, waiting for the right moment. Shy loner Norman hates his role in the Darkroom, but can't find the courage to fight back until he makes an unlikely alliance. And then there's Finn Ford, an English teacher with a shady reputation, who keeps one eye on his literary ambitions and one on Ms. Witt. As the school's secrets begin to trickle out, a boys-versus-girls skirmish turns into an all-out war, with deeply personalamp;mdash;and potentially fatalamp;mdash;consequences for everyone involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa Lutz's blistering, timely tale of revenge and disruption shows us what can happen when silence wins out over decency for too longamp;mdash;and why the scariest threat of all might be the idea that sooner or later, girls will be girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast of Narrators:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbby Elliot as Gemma Russo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLisa Flanagan as Ms. Witt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAri Fliakos as Mr. Ford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael Crouch as Norman Crowley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand with Johnny Heller reading The Announcements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102896832752,"sku":"2940171851989","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940171851989_p0.jpg?v=1763746166","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940171851989","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}