The virgins

Pamela Erens

2013 • 281 pages

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The Virgins is the story of Aviva and Seung's descent into confusion and shame, as re-imagined in richly detailed episodes by their classmate Bruce, a once-embittered voyeur turned repentant narrator. With unflinching honesty and breathtaking prose, Pamela Erens brings a fresh voice to the tradition of the great boarding school novel.

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Fiction

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Clifford Garstang

The Virgins: A Novel by Pamela Erens

I loved Pamela Erens's first novel, The Understory. Like that book, her new novel is beautifully written. Every sentence is elegant and perfect, and they all flow together to create a lush whole.

See my full review at Perpetual Folly: 2013 Reading: The Virgins by Pamela Erens

August 18, 2013