Blanche is a shy bookish teenager who doesn't quite fit. She gets to know another girl (Christa) on her course who fits very well indeed. The other girl is incredibly popular, and everyone seems to love her. Blanche's parents even take to liking her so much that they invite her to live in their home, she'd be such a good influence! But Christa, always held up as a model, is a monster of selfishness and vacuousness. For a while, Blanche longs to be like her and she comes perilously close to achieving that. Christa's way is undeniably appealing, so very appealing.
I love this book if only for the description of the weeks Blanche spends in her room full of books, curtains shut, hiding from the Belgian summer, trying to reconnect to her soul when Christa has left. Nothing beats a room full of books in mid-summer.
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