'A dark and mesmerizing vision of adolescent desire-this book will devour you.' - Robin Wasserman, author of The Waking Dark and The Cold Awakening series 'DeAngelis has invented a fierce new form of human predator.' - Alissa Nutting, author of Tampa and Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls 'A powerful story of a young woman learning to embrace her deepest secrets, and her darkest needs.' - Chevy Stevens, bestselling author of Still Missing, Never Knowing and Always Watching 'DeAngelis's ability to tell an engaging story that draws the reader in makes this quirky read a real page-turner.' - NY Journal of Books 'Maren's loneliness makes her a vulnerable and completely believable protagonist.DeAngelis doesn't shy away from Maren's dark nature but manages to keep her sweet.giving us a portrait of a young girl who wants to fit in.' - Library Journal 'A commentary on young women's sexuality, reliance on self, and being about who you are rather than where you came from.This novel is unique, edgy, and not to be missed!' - RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars, 'Top Pick' ' successfully blends metaphor with the macabre.genuinely entertaining.Delicious fun.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.

Love may come in many shapes and sizes, but for Maren, it always ends the same-with her hiding the evidence and her mother packing up the car.īut when her mother abandons her the day after her sixteenth birthday, Maren goes looking for the father she has never known, and finds much more than she bargained for along the way.įaced with a world of fellow eaters, potential enemies, and the prospect of love, Maren realizes she isn't only looking for her father, she's looking for herself.Ĭamille DeAngelis' Bones & All is an astonishingly original coming-of-age tale that is at once a gorgeously written horror story as well as a mesmerizing meditation on female power and sexuality. Ever since her mother found Penny Wilson's eardrum in her mouth when Maren was just two years old, she knew life would never be normal for either of them. She didn't choose to be this way.īecause Maren Yearly doesn't just break hearts, she devours them.

She hates herself for the bad thing she does, for what it's done to her family and her sense of identity for how it dictates her place in the world and how people see her-how they judge her. But her secret, shameful needs have forced her into exile. She wants to be someone people admire and respect. Maren Yearly is a young woman who wants the same things we all do.

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