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The Tenth Girl Hardcover – September 24, 2019

3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 228 ratings

A haunted Argentinian mansion.
A family curse.
A twist you'll never see coming.
Welcome to Vaccaro School.

Simmering in Patagonian myth,
The Tenth Girl is a gothic psychological thriller with a haunting twist.

At the very southern tip of South America looms an isolated finishing school. Legend has it that the land will curse those who settle there. But for Mavi―a bold Buenos Aires native fleeing the military regime that took her mother―it offers an escape to a new life as a young teacher to Argentina’s elite girls.

Mavi tries to embrace the strangeness of the imposing house―despite warnings not to roam at night, threats from an enigmatic young man, and rumors of mysterious Others. But one of Mavi’s ten students is missing, and when students and teachers alike begin to behave as if possessed, the forces haunting this unholy cliff will no longer be ignored... and one of these spirits holds a secret that could unravel Mavi’s existence.

An Imprint Book

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Layered and challenging, and full to bursting with intelligence, while at the same time exuberantly bizarre, like it’s having the best time on its own and daring you to join in."
―Rory Power,
New York Times–bestselling author of Wilder Girls

"This book envelops the reader with
sweeping beauty and tingling mystery from the very first page."
―Nova Ren Suma,
New York Times-bestselling author of The Walls Around Us

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"A hauntingly good read, full of terror and mystery." ―Hypable

"Gothic thriller meets science fiction in this enthralling labyrinth of a story that is as deeply emotional as it is entirely unpredictable.
Faring is brilliant." ―The Bulletin, starred review

"The story delivers numerous twists and turns, each a deliriously unreal blow...
[A] wholly original tale." ―Kirkus Reviews

"A shocking twist of an ending... Those in search of classic Gothic horror will be drawn in by the
elegant writing and eerie atmosphere―before it changes into something unexpected." ―Booklist

"Faring's exquisite prose weaves a tale that is both seductively eerie and wildly original. I've never read anything like it."
―April Genevieve Tucholke, author of
The Boneless Mercies

About the Author

Born in Los Angeles, Sara Faring is a multilingual Argentine-American fascinated by literary puzzles. After working in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, she worked at Penguin Random House. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in International Studies and from the Wharton School in Business. The Tenth Girl is her debut book. She currently resides in New York City.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Imprint (September 24, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 464 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1250304504
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250304506
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 15 - 18 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.37 x 1.46 x 9.4 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 228 ratings

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Born in Los Angeles, Sara Faring is a multi-lingual Argentine-American fascinated by literary puzzles.

After working in investment banking at J.P. Morgan, she worked at Penguin Random House. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in International Studies and from the Wharton School in Business.

She currently resides in New York City.

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Customers praise the writing style as lovely and courageous. They find the imagination vivid, with a blend of thriller, magical realism, poetic writing, and originality. Readers describe the book as great and mind-bending. However, opinions differ on readability, with some finding it great and mind-bending, while others consider it terrible and unconvincing. There are mixed reviews regarding the twists, with some finding them fantastic and others confusing.

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8 customers mention "Writing style"6 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy the writing style. They find it clever and postmodern.

"...And the ending was confusing also. Loved the writing style." Read more

"This was very well written. I loved the mystery and how I could feel how creepy the place was...." Read more

"...The writing is amazing and has me looking into booking a trip to Patagonia. Definitely add this one to your TBR list!" Read more

"...de force for those who enjoy a blend of thriller, magical realism, poetic writing and more." Read more

5 customers mention "Imagination"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's imaginative writing style. They appreciate the blend of thriller, magical realism, poetic writing, and originality. The well-described spooky setting is described as well, but draws on familiar elements. Overall, readers describe it as an adventurous read.

"...The spooky setting is well described, but it draws on a lot of familiar elements. (The Patagonia landscape is interesting and unique, however.)..." Read more

"...A tour de force for those who enjoy a blend of thriller, magical realism, poetic writing and more." Read more

"...issues with the pacing this book earns five stars from me for sheer originality...." Read more

"Looks like quite an adventurous book, looking forward to read soon. One page got folded up but in otherwise good condition!" Read more

16 customers mention "Readability"11 positive5 negative

Customers have different views on the book. Some find it engaging and enjoyable, with a twist they won't see coming. Others feel it's poorly written and unconvincing, with ghosts that seem vague and unreal.

"...stuff is happening... the twist at the end was so unexpected and kinda great because it didn’t make sense. And the ending was confusing also...." Read more

"...It was not bad but not my cup of tea. Still worth the read for sure." Read more

"The main thing to know about this book is that the first two-thirds or so is a good, but not great, ghost story—after which it turns abruptly into..." Read more

"...Disappointing and confusing last few chapters!" Read more

15 customers mention "Twists"10 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the twists in the book. Some find them fantastic and interesting, while others feel the ending is confusing and the ghosts are vague.

"...but exactly the same stuff is happening... the twist at the end was so unexpected and kinda great because it didn’t make sense...." Read more

"This was very well written. I loved the mystery and how I could feel how creepy the place was...." Read more

"...It quickly evolves into a much fuller, enigmatic, mysterious and surprising thriller full of twists and turns, to keep us turning pages until the..." Read more

"...book is that the first two-thirds or so is a good, but not great, ghost story—after which it turns abruptly into Something Else Entirely...." Read more

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Exploring the other side of possibility
In a story that explores the other side of possibility, The Tenth Girl will leave readers on the edge of reality, trying to understand who, or what has taken over — opening the door to a more profound way of thought. This storyline skirts and exploits the lines of what is the truth, what is made up, and what can be artificially altered into perceived reality. This is one of those stories that readers will need to keep an open mind to explore all possible outcomes, while everything falls into place. While some confusion can start to creep in with the duel narratives, this style of delivery only adds to the mind-bending ending, that should be kept secret.With many trigger warnings, this is not a story for the young, or sensitive, as it holds to the description of a psychological thriller. However, with all that said the lyrical writing style of Sara Faring is absolutely exquisite, the opening prologue alone, pulls readers into a story that is as haunting as it is curious. The Tenth Girl will be a love/hate read, where readers will love it or hate it but will be the one that everyone is talking about in the end.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2020
    4.5 stars
    This book was honestly kind of confusing. It’s being told from two different timelines, but exactly the same stuff is happening... the twist at the end was so unexpected and kinda great because it didn’t make sense. And the ending was confusing also. Loved the writing style.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
    This was very well written. I loved the mystery and how I could feel how creepy the place was. I personally didn't like the twist at the end, no spoilers! It was not bad but not my cup of tea. Still worth the read for sure.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2020
    The main thing to know about this book is that the first two-thirds or so is a good, but not great, ghost story—after which it turns abruptly into Something Else Entirely. Spoiler rules forbid me from saying anything about what that is; all I can say is that I found it a considerable surprise, yet it explained a number of things I had wondered about in the course of the ghost story.

    The book alternates between two narrators. One is Mavi, short for Margarita Victoria, a young woman fleeing Argentina’s 1970s military regime, which has “disappeared” her mother and is looking for her as well. To get out of Dodge, she takes a job in a new girls’ school located in, of all places, Patagonia, the southern tip of South America, “where fields of ice meet mountains of salt.” That seems an unlikely spot for such an operation, but the school’s owner, Carmela De Vaccaro, comes from a family who has owned a mansion there, and she wants to reclaim the property by turning it into a successful school.

    Mavi quickly hears rumors that the school is haunted, the result of a curse placed by the indigenous Zapuche people, whom the De Vaccaros dispossessed from the land. We shortly meet the other narrator, Angel, who in fact is one of the ghosts in question. It appears that Angel is a nice ghost, but the other “Others” who swarm the house are not so gently inclined. Mavi soon meets Angel as well, though she doesn’t know it because he has taken over the body of Dom, Carmela’s son. The original Dom was a pain in the you-know-what, as Carmela discovered when she arrived, so Angel’s occupation results in a considerable personality improvement. Mavi not only sees nothing odd about the change but becomes quite attracted to the new Dom, an attraction he returns.

    The spooky setting is well described, but it draws on a lot of familiar elements. (The Patagonia landscape is interesting and unique, however.) I liked both Mavi and Angel, though for a seemingly gentle guy, Angel does seem awfully cavalier about dispossessing Dom from his body. The other teachers, as well as Carmela and her glowering housekeeper/henchwoman, Morency, are somewhat stereotyped, and the girls hardly emerge as separate personalities at all. Angel aside, the ghosts are also vague and unconvincing.

    This book has enough good qualities to be worth reading—but watch out for that sudden turn, it’s a doozy.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
    This book was a TRIP. The claim that there's a twist you won't see coming? Yeah, that's true -- and I was actively guessing at what it could be! Mavi is such a great character, you will be rooting for her the whole time. The writing is amazing and has me looking into booking a trip to Patagonia. Definitely add this one to your TBR list!
    11 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2020
    The premise of this sounds so, so good. I went into it so pumped and found myself becoming more and more disenchanted with each new chapter. "No!" I told myself. "Keep at it! It'll be a great book! It has to be" But alas...it wasn't to be so. It just dragged on, and on, and on. The creepiness was not particularly creepy (although Mavi tells us, often, how creepy everything is!) and I just found myself really not caring. Yes. There is a twist. Sort of spoilers ahead:

    However, if you pay attention, ladies and gentlemen, to the cover of the book...because it's pretty much on the cover of the book...you can get a feeling for what's a comin'.

    I am an advocate for trying things for yourself. This book was not for me, but I understand the appeal of it to some. Give it a try and if you do I hope you like it better than I did!
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019
    It starts out as a young woman's quest for a future, while recalling past experiences in 1970's Argentina. It quickly evolves into a much fuller, enigmatic, mysterious and surprising thriller full of twists and turns, to keep us turning pages until the very unexpected ending. A tour de force for those who enjoy a blend of thriller, magical realism, poetic writing and more.
    8 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2019
    It’s October! It’s spooky book season! And this ain’t it! I want ghost, I want monsters, I want horror and weird, and I thought the synopsis said it had all that but it was wrong! Instead it had a weird twist that I hated. By page 300 I was skimming the dialogue till the last 2 chapters because I no longer cared, I couldn’t stay invested. The nature of this book will make it very polarizing, you either love it or hate it and sadly I hated it.
    19 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2020
    This book was great, it was everything I love in a book: gothic, school story, etc. But I’ve never felt so tricked by an author before. I almost put it down but it was so engaging that I kept reading and I’m glad I did. Crafting this story took skill and talent. The twist is something that, if I’d have known what it was, I wouldn’t have picked it up. I was tricked and it was great. It wasn’t a let-down. Read this, and have fun with it.
    3 people found this helpful
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    The book was lovely, but the paper quality on the cover and the general bound quality was awful. The pages kept pulling if you didn’t hold the book at the base securely at all times, which is difficult to do if one is just trying to lie down. The cover was too short in breadth, so the pages were wider than the cover as well. I expected more considering how long delivery took.
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    Reviewed in India on October 5, 2021
    The book was lovely, but the paper quality on the cover and the general bound quality was awful. The pages kept pulling if you didn’t hold the book at the base securely at all times, which is difficult to do if one is just trying to lie down. The cover was too short in breadth, so the pages were wider than the cover as well. I expected more considering how long delivery took.
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