{"product_id":"rooms-9780062223203","title":"Rooms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ocean at the End of the Lane\u003c\/em\u003e--a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family--bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna--have arrived for their inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself--in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide--with cataclysmic results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, \u003cem\u003eRooms\u003c\/em\u003e is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver, Lauren:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLauren Oliver\u003c\/strong\u003e is the cofounder of media and content development company Glasstown Entertainment, where she serves as the President of Production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is also the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the YA novels \u003cem\u003eReplica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanishing Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePanic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the Delirium trilogy: \u003cem\u003eDelirium\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePandemonium\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e, which have been translated into more than thirty languages. The film rights to both \u003cem\u003eReplica\u003c\/em\u003e and Lauren's bestselling first novel, \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, were acquired by Awesomeness Films. \u003cem\u003eBefore I Fall\u003c\/em\u003e was adapted into a major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017, garnering a wide release from Open Road Films that year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver is a 2012 E. B. White Read-Aloud Award nominee for her middle-grade novel \u003cem\u003eLiesl \u0026amp; Po\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as author of the middle-grade fantasy novel \u003cem\u003eThe Spindlers\u003c\/em\u003e and The Curiosity House series, co-written with H.C. Chester. She has written one novel for adults, \u003cem\u003eRooms.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver co-founded Glasstown Entertainment with poet and author Lexa Hillyer. Since 2010, the company has developed and sold more than fifty-five novels for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers. Some of its recent titles include the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eEverless\u003c\/em\u003e, by Sara Holland; the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eBonfire\u003c\/em\u003e, authored by the actress Krysten Ritter; and \u003cem\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/em\u003e by Alma Katsu, which received multiple starred reviews and was praised by Stephen King as \"disturbing, hard to put down\" and \"not recommended...after dark.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver is a narrative consultant for Illumination Entertainment and is writing features and TV shows for a number of production companies and studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver received an academic scholarship to the University of Chicago, where she was elected Phi Beta Kappa. 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