{"product_id":"the-harrow-home-for-wayward-girls","title":"The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e★ \"Perceptive, unwavering prose portrays societal expectations in post-WWII America surrounding gender roles, bodily autonomy, and emotional and physical abuse, with candid nuance. . . . This searing novel considers how friendship empowers women and facilitates moments of resistance . . . a complex and haunting tale that makes room for hope and optimism.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The girls are magnetic and justifiably angry in this ferocious gothic mystery with a searing feminist edge. Vivid, gutsy, and filled with hairpin turns and startling secrets, The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls is an immensely satisfying, shivery tale of vengeance.\" --Nova Ren Suma, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Walls Around Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eWake the Wild Creatures \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Darkly atmospheric and impossible to put down, The Harrow Home for Wayward Girls is a haunting tale of secrets, restless spirits, and the fragile bonds between girls determined to survive it all. Jessica Spotswood has written a story that grows more unsettling, and more irresistible, with every page.\" --Shea Earnshaw, #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"A haunting, slowly building mystery that finds horror not in what is seen but in what cannot be escaped.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This dark and twisty historical fiction weaves threads of feminism, magical realism, and coming-of-age into a taut mystery with strong female leads and spine-tingling thrills.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJessica Spotswood \u003c\/b\u003eis the internationally-bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eGreat or Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e and YA fantasy trilogy \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cahill Witch Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the editor of the feminist anthologies \n\u003ci\u003eA Tyranny of Petticoats\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Radical Element\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \n\u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble\u003c\/i\u003e. Jess's books have been included on the ALA's Rainbow and Rise lists and chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, mystery author Stephen Spotswood, and she works at the DC Public Library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An immensely satisfying, shivery tale of vengeance.\"--Nova Ren Suma, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Walls Around Us\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWake the Wild Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Darkly atmospheric and impossible to put down.\"-Shea Earnshaw, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Deep\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"A complex and haunting tale that makes room for hope and optimism.\"--\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003estarred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this gothic historical tale, two girls must uncover the secrets of their haunted home before it's too late.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTHE HARROW HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS has long stood as a place of secrets. The estate has housed hundreds of young women hidden away during their pregnancies, their homesick cries echoing through the halls, providing a haunting score to Grace Harrow's childhood. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in the summer of 1947, the Home has been sold to a wealthy hotelier. Grace expects the new owner's daughters to be spoiled. Yet Rose, the eldest daughter--unaware of Mr. Harrow's abusive tendencies--is jealous of Grace's seemingly easy confidence. But as they're drawn into each other's lives, an unlikely friendship begins to form. Fortunately so, because not all of the wayward girls made it out... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne still lingers. Lurking in the shadows. Looking for vengeance. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo expose the truth buried in the walls of the Harrow Home, Grace and Rose must unravel a legacy of silence and cruelty. But Grace's father will stop at nothing to keep the past hidden, and if the truth comes to light, it could destroy both their families. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250432292, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250432292, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 99 (EAN 9781250432292, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781250432292, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eSpotswood, Jessica\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJessica Spotswood\u003c\/b\u003e is the internationally-bestselling author of \n\u003ci\u003eGreat or Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eand YA fantasy trilogy \n\u003ci\u003eThe Cahill Witch Chronicles. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is the editor of the feminist anthologies \n\u003ci\u003eA Tyranny of Petticoats \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003eThe Radical Element, \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor of \n\u003ci\u003eToil \u0026amp; Trouble.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJess's books have been included on the ALA's Rainbow and Rise lists and chosen as Junior Library Guild selections. 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