# When We Were Monsters - Hardcover

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by **Jennifer Niven** (Author)

**From the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling author of _All the Bright Places_ comes "a standout dark academia thriller" (e. lockhart, author of _We Were Liars_) about the monsters who walk among us--even in the glittering upper echelons of society.**

_A dead teacher at an elite boarding school. Four students who had every reason to want her gone. Who is the monster?_

At an elite New England boarding school, eight students are selected for an exclusive storytelling workshop with the one and only Meredith Graffam--an enigmatic writer, director, and actress. For sixteen days, they will live in the isolated estate of the school's founder, surrounded by snowy woods and a storm-tossed seas. Only one of the chosen will walk away with a lifechanging opportunity to realize their creative dreams.

Everyone, including Graffam, has a compelling reason to be there--Effy, the orphan, Isaac, the legacy, Ness, the wallflower, Ramon, the outsider, and Arlo, whose unexpected arrival leaves Effy spiraling--but only the most ambitious will last the term. Graffam's unorthodox methods push the students past the breaking point, revealing their darkest secrets, taking unthinkable risks, and slowly starting to turn on one another. But Graffam never expected they would turn on _her . . ._

### Author Biography

JENNIFER NIVEN is the #1 _New York Times_ and internationally bestselling author of _All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe_ and _Breathless_. Her books have been translated in over 75 languages and have won literary awards around the world. An Emmy-award winning screenwriter, she co-wrote the script for the All the Bright Places movie-- currently streaming on Netflix and starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith. She is also the author of several narrative nonfiction titles and the Velva Jean historical fiction series. Jennifer divides her time between coastal Georgia and Los Angeles with her husband and literary cats.

**Number of Pages:** 400

**Dimensions:** 1.35 x 8.55 x 5.88 IN

**Publication Date:** September 02, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 27.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Contemporary, Mysteries & Detective Stories, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Romance, Thrillers & Suspense, Young Adult Fiction

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