The Chandler Legacies, Abdi Nazemian
The Chandler Legacies, Abdi Nazemian
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The Chandler Legacies

Author: Abdi Nazemian

Narrator: Abdi Nazemian, Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 9 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/15/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a revelatory novel about the enclosed world of privilege and silence at an elite boarding school and the unlikely group of friends who dare to challenge the status quo through their writing. Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, Kathleen Glasgow, and Jandy Nelson, with crossover appeal for readers of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep.Beth Kramer is a “townie” who returns to her sophomore year after having endured a year of tension with her roommate, Sarah.But Sarah Brunson knows there’s more to that story.Amanda Priya “Spence” Spencer is the privileged daughter of NYC elites, who is reeling from the realization that her family name shielded her from the same fate as Sarah.Ramin Golafshar arrives at Chandler as a transfer student to escape the dangers of being gay in Iran, only to suffer brutal hazing under the guise of tradition in the boys’ dorms.And Freddy Bello is the senior who’s no longer sure of his future but knows he has to stand up to his friends after what happened to Ramin.At Chandler, the elite boarding school, these five teens are brought together in the Circle, a coveted writing group where life-changing friendships are born—and secrets are revealed. Their professor tells them to write their truths. But is the truth enough to change the long-standing culture of abuse at Chandler? And can their friendship survive the fallout?Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian is the author of Only This Beautiful Moment—winner of the 2024 Stonewall Award and 2024 Lambda Literary Award—and Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor Book and one of Time magazine’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time. He is also the author of the young adult novels Desert Echoes, The Chandler Legacies, and The Authentics. His novel The Walk-In Closet won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Debut Fiction. His screenwriting credits include the films The Artist’s Wife, The Quiet, and Menendez: Blood Brothers and the television series Ordinary Joe and The Village. He has been an executive producer and associate producer on numerous films, including Call Me by Your Name, Little Woods, and The House of Tomorrow. He lives in Los Angeles with his husband, their two children, and their dog, Disco. Find him online at abdinazemian.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by jazmin ✿ on February 26, 2022

"Nonfiction is about telling the truth. Fiction is about telling your truth. Fiction is a mystery only its author can solve. You." ✧・゚: *✧・゚:* *:・゚✧*:・゚✧ Thanks to HCC Frenzy and HarperCollins Canada for providing an ARC of The Chandler Legacies in exchange for an honest review. ⇢Description At......more

Goodreads review by Noah on February 13, 2025

I wouldn't say this was terrible, I'd just heavily imply it.......more

Goodreads review by give me books on March 03, 2024

3,75 Trochę nie moja tematyka, ale ładna książka......more

Goodreads review by paige (ptsungirl) on October 01, 2022

"Sometimes stories are the only way to make sense of complicated emotions." °•*⁀➷ I find that I have very conflicting thoughts about this book. I liked it, and I didn't, and I have no idea which feeling outweighs the other. So I'm going to start this review off by saying that I'm so happy the author w......more

Goodreads review by sarah on September 13, 2021

spoilers below -- making a lesbian feel predatory and protect a pedophile/rapist AND having the gay guy defend the lesbian's actions and refuse to expose her made me feel sick. no just no.......more