![]() ![]() I’m the Girl deals with heavy, gut-wrenching subjects, but at its heart there’s a deep current of love and triumphant sisterhood. ![]() Summers answered questions over email about her latest. When Georgia finds the battered body of Ashley, a young teen victim of sexual assault abandoned on the road to Aspera, she’s drawn into a world of secrets and danger-and a relationship with Nora, Ashley’s sister. Sixteen-year-old Georgia dreams of something beyond her small town despite her late mother’s warnings, she’s sure that working at exclusive resort Aspera, where the whims of wealthy men are catered to, is her ticket out. She again centers young women finding ways to survive a culture in which powerful, corrupt forces systemic misogynistic violence and contradictory norms present them with impossible choices. Courtney Summers, a bestselling author known for gripping thrillers like Sadie (2018) and The Project (2021) that unflinchingly explore social issues, returns with I’m the Girl (Wednesday Books, Sept. ![]()
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