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The Quarry Girls: A Thriller
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Summary and Study Guide
Overview
The Quarry Girls, written by Jess Lourey and published in 2022, is a thriller set in 1970s Minnesota. It follows protagonist Heather Cash as she and her friends try to stay alive in Pantown—a town full of secrets, murderers, and underground tunnels. Lourey grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and currently lives in Minneapolis. She is a retired professor of creative writing and sociology and has received multiple awards for her books, including the International Thriller and Minnesota Book Awards. A prolific, multi-genre author who writes everything from children’s books to fantasy to nonfiction, Lourey’s best-known works include Unspeakable Things, which won the 2021 Anthony Award, and Bloodline, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Goodreads Choice awards.
This guide uses the 2022 Thomas & Mercer paperback edition of The Quarry Girls.
Content Warning: This novel and guide discuss rape, child abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional), domestic violence, murder, kidnapping, torture, and death by suicide.
Plot Summary
Heather Cash just wants to drum with The Girls, a three-piece band she is in with Brenda Taft and Maureen Hansen. The three girls live in Pantown, a neighborhood in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Heather cares for her family, including her sister, Junie, because her mother, Constance, is frequently ill.
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