"Since she was a baby, Maren has had serious trouble accepting affection. Any time someone gets too close to her, she's overcome by the desire to eat them. Abandoned by her mother the day after her sixteenth birthday, Maren goes looking for the father she has never known, but finds much more than she bargained for along the way. Faced with a world of fellow eaters, potential enemies, and the prospect of love, Maren realizes she isn't only looking for her father, she is looking for herself. The real question is: will she like who she finds?"--Publisher.
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Published10 mars 2015
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About the author
Camille DeAngelis
Author
Camille DeAngelis is an American novelist and travel writer. Her novel about teenage cannibals, Bones & All, won an Alex Award in 2016. The story line deals with issues such as feminism, loneliness and self-loathing, and the moral problem of flesh eating. A film adaptation was released in 2022.
Bones & All
by Camille DeAngelis
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