num_pages: 288
description: The shocking thing about the girls was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out for the one and only date of their lives. Twenty years on, their enigmatic personalities are embalmed in the memories of the boys who worshipped them and who now recall their shared adolescence: the brassiere draped over a crucifix belonging to the promiscuous Lux; the sisters' breathtaking appearance on the night of the dance; and the sultry, sleepy street across which they watched a family disintegrate and fragile lives disappear.
language: English
title: The Virgin Suicides
titlecomplete: The Virgin Suicides
characters: Bonnie Lisbon, Cecilia Lisbon, Mary Lisbon, Therese Lisbon, Lux Lisbon
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Mental Health, Young Adult, Literature, Adult, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 311396
places: Michigan
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC