Book cover for Bright Young Women

Bright Young Women

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28 September 2023
777 minutes
Chris Henry Coffey, Corey Brill, Imani Jade Powers, Sutton Foster
9781529009248
Imprint: Macmillan

Reviews

Jessica Knoll is a careful writer, and this, her third novel, is a perfect match for her cold dissection of social mores and her fierce rage at misogyny. Knoll takes on the story of Ted Bundy, told from the perspective of a student who survives a horrific attack on a sorority house . . . She tears apart the restrictive world of women’s roles.
Disturbing but thought-provoking in its exploration of society’s obsession with serial killers, it puts a contemporary spin on the page-turning genre.
Bright Young Women is a fearless and intoxicating ride into the aftershocks of a series of brutal murders. Knoll explores in vivid, pointillist prose the effects on the ‘bright young women’ of the title, both the victims snuffed out in their glorious prime, and those left behind in their wake. It's a compelling, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion.
A sharp examination of our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime.