Fierce Little Thing, Miranda BeverlyWhittemore
Fierce Little Thing, Miranda BeverlyWhittemore
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Fierce Little Thing
A Novel

Author: Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/27/2021


Synopsis

“A Secret History-esque tale...All the ingredients for the perfect summer read.” —The Millions

“Captivating, thoughtful, and tense, a great read for those who enjoy psychological thrillers and complex puzzles. Highly recommended.” —New York Journal Review of Books

“It’s time to come Home. All five of you. Or else.”

Saskia was a damaged, lonely teenager when she arrived at the lakeside commune called Home. She was entranced by the tang of sourdough starter; the midnight call of the loons; the triumph of foraging wild mushrooms from the forest floor. But most of all she was taken with Abraham, Home's charismatic leader, the North Star to Saskia and the four other teens who lived there, her best and only friends.

Two decades later, Saskia is shuttered in her Connecticut estate, estranged from the others. Her carefully walled life is torn open by threatening letters. Unless she and her former friends return to the land in rural Maine, the terrible thing they did as teenagers—their last-ditch attempt to save Home—will be revealed.

From vastly different lives, the five return to confront their blackmailer and reckon with the horror that split them apart. How far will they go to bury their secret forever?

New York Times bestselling author Miranda Beverly-Whittemore’s Fierce Little Thing is a mesmerizing story of friendship and its reckonings.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books

About Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

MIRANDA BEVERLY-WHITTEMORE is the New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet, June, Set Me Free, and The Effects of Light. A recipient of the Crazyhorse Prize in Fiction, she lives and writes in Brooklyn.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on July 27, 2021

I really enjoyed this author’s book, June, and was really excited to pick up her latest. Saskia and her friends live on a commune called “Home” as teens. Decades later, they receive a letter threatening them to return back to Home or suffer the consequences. The short chapters (which I always love)......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on March 26, 2021

Gorgeously written and brilliantly structured, FIERCE LITTLE THING is a suspenseful, evocative coming of age tale about the unique worth of old friendships and the profound challenge of finding your true place in the world.......more

Goodreads review by Paula on July 16, 2021

I have to admit this was a hard book to read as it didn't have a linear feel to it and constantly jumped back and forth between timelines and the character's story was confusing at times and you were like - ok, what just happened and I felt it was one of those stories where you just have to nod your......more

Goodreads review by Emilee (emileereadsbooks) on July 26, 2021

Thank you Flatiron Books for the gifted book. I have a lot of feelings about how to rate this book. Overall, I did not enjoy it. The characters are not likeable and at 25% I wrote down two big plot twists predictions that I got correct. The first at least 15% of the book I was so confused and annoye......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on July 29, 2021

Short, choppy chapters that alternate between times make it really hard to get into this book. Then, there are more than six main characters, so it gets to be a bit tedious keeping track of all of them. I'd skip this book.......more