A Great and Terrible Beauty

This debut gothic novel takes readers on a journey filled with mysterious visions, dark family secrets, and a long-lost diary. Gemma, a 16-year-old dealing with loneliness and guilt after her mother's suicide, is sent to an English boarding school in 1895. But, her reception is chilly and she's been followed by a mysterious young man from India. Gemma's fate intertwines with the powerful girls at Spence, leading to a foray into the spiritual world.