--- product_id: 1384437 title: "Reconstructing Amelia: New York Times Bestseller – A Mother Uncovers Secret Societies, Cyber-Bullying, and Her Daughter's Death" price: "612787₫" currency: VND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/1384437-reconstructing-amelia-new-york-times-bestseller-a-mother-uncovers-secret store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Reconstructing Amelia: New York Times Bestseller – A Mother Uncovers Secret Societies, Cyber-Bullying, and Her Daughter's Death **Price:** 612787₫ **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Reconstructing Amelia: New York Times Bestseller – A Mother Uncovers Secret Societies, Cyber-Bullying, and Her Daughter's Death - **How much does it cost?** 612787₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/1384437-reconstructing-amelia-new-york-times-bestseller-a-mother-uncovers-secret) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description New York Times Bestseller “Like Gone Girl , Reconstructing Amelia seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like Gone Girl , it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year.” — Entertainment Weekly The stunning debut novel from Kimberly McCreight in which a single mother reconstructs her teenaged daughter Amelia’s tragic death, sifting through her emails, texts, and social media to piece together the shocking truth about the last days of her life. Kate's in the middle of the biggest meeting of her career when she gets the telephone call from Grace Hall, her daughter’s exclusive private school in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Amelia has been suspended, effective immediately, and Kate must come get her daughter—now. But Kate’s stress over leaving work quickly turns to panic when she arrives at the school and finds it surrounded by police officers, fire trucks, and an ambulance. By then it’s already too late for Amelia. And for Kate. An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death. At least that’s the story Grace Hall tells Kate. And clouded as she is by her guilt and grief, it is the one she forces herself to believe. Until she gets an anonymous text: She didn’t jump. Reconstructing Amelia is about secret first loves, old friendships, and an all-girls club steeped in tradition. But, most of all, it’s the story of how far a mother will go to vindicate the memory of a daughter whose life she couldn’t save. Review: Pretty Little Liars + Gossip Girl + Law & Order = one fantastic book! - Wow, I thought this was pretty fantastic. Kate Baron is a successful attorney and single mother of Amelia, a bright, witty, and talented sophomore at a prestigious New York private school. One day Kate is summoned out of a meeting and is asked to come to Amelia's school immediately--she has been caught cheating and faces significant academic penalties. This seems completely out of character for Amelia, but by the time Kate makes it to the school, things have gotten much worse. Amelia jumped from the roof of the school, an act of impulsive suicide motivated by her guilt. Or at least that's what school officials and the police tell Kate. And while she tries to make sense of all that has happened, and relives recent interactions with Amelia to try and understand what motivated her actions, she is rocked by an anonymous text message: Amelia didn't jump. This text message sends Kate into a tailspin, desperate to believe her daughter didn't cheat or commit suicide, but she is afraid of what she'll find out. And the further she digs into Amelia's emails, Facebook and blog posts, text messages, and journal entries, she finds out all that Amelia was going through--and all of the people who might have had a hand in either driving her to suicide or causing her death. This book is like a combination of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl crossed with an episode of Law and Order, but for the most part, it doesn't feel overly dramatic or false. The biggest tragedy about this book is that so many of the things that occurred could and probably do happen among teenagers in private and public schools. Kimberly McCreight is an excellent writer who keeps the twists and turns coming full speed ahead, but she knows when to throttle back and not take the plot down too melodramatic a path. Reconstructing Amelia is a book about friendship, romance, love between parent and child, and forging your own identity. It's also a book about the dangers of keeping secrets and the need to feel you fit in. It hooked me from start to finish, and although I ultimately was sad, I really marveled at the power of McCreight's storytelling ability. Read this. Review: A Good Compelling Story - Parenthood and adolescence are hard enough in of itself but when you add technology, including social media, it adds a level of difficulty that we are still trying to navigate even though smartphones, texting and social media have been in existence for years. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight was a compelling illustration of this point, with a story that kept me engaged from the beginning to the end, and like Kate, wanting to know the truth about Amelia. McCreight’s book was well-written with an interesting mix of suspense, drama and mystery. It had an overall feel of a crime mystery with Kate investigating the truth about what happened to Amelia. There are secrets, not only on Amelia’s part, but on Kate’s also, adding another kink into the investigation. This aspect of the book kept my attention since you become invested in finding out exactly what happened. But as you read through the story, it becomes apparent that the book is really about the mother/daughter relationship between Kate and Amelia and all the inner and outer conflicts/influences/issues surrounding them. It’s a good reflection of how parenting and growing up in our current times have changed with all the added technology and current issues. It’s especially poignant in how McCreight depicts technology and social media as a tool used to bully, exclude and deceive. The fact that readers can relate on a certain level to Amelia’s or Kate’s situation in this regard heightens the emotional connection you have towards them and increases your investment in them as characters. While nothing new, McCreight’s switching POV between Amelia and Kate added to the level to the story’s drama. It provided the interesting mix of knowledge and secrecy. You are aware of certain aspects of both Amelia and Kate’s life and mindset but at the same time you are still left in the dark about certain details. It made you want to keep reading to discover that missing piece(s) that would explain everything. It was also interesting to see how information and evidence can be construed in multiple ways depending on one’s perspective and context. As the reader, you are in essence that third party that is all knowing, and so it was interesting to learn things about Amelia that would eventually explain what Kate uncovers and how Kate interprets it when all the while you are sitting there knowing exactly the ‘who, what, when and why’. While I actually enjoyed McCreight’s writing and the way the story unfolded, her use of text narrative wore on me. I wouldn’t have mind it if it was used sparingly and at certain points in the story. But to have it come up every couple chapters (actually they are ‘chapters’ as a whole), it started to wore on me and took away from the story’s momentum and pace. Maybe it’s a personal taste (it can also be said for my feelings regarding the adolescent tone of Amelia’s narrative which is appropriate considering her age and those surrounding her), but I would have preferred if those text chapters were cut down. I also had some credibility issues regarding the adults who used technology and social media to falsely represent themselves. Even when said characters explained their motive and thought process, it was just hard for me to fully buy into it. It wasn’t even about a creepiness factor or anything of that sort, it was more about the incredulity that I felt at their reasoning. While adults using the internet and modern technology to lie and misrepresent themselves to young people isn’t unheard of, they’re usually in very distressing and disgusting context instead of the reasons given from those in the story. And to have it happen with multiple adults, just adds to my incredulity of the adults that inhabit Amelia’s world. It creates a questionable quality to an otherwise pretty compelling story/plot. Regardless of that, if you are willing to overlook those points, McCreight wrote an engaging and compelling debut novel. It’s a book that touched on not only the familiar frustrations and doubts about parenting a teenager and being a teenager yourself, but also the current issues of social media/technology and bullying. All of this is wrapped by an overall feel of suspense and mystery where you, along with Kate, try to find out what happened to Amelia. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #241,744 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,757 in Murder Thrillers #6,345 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #10,109 in Suspense Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 14,441 Reviews | ## Images ![Reconstructing Amelia: New York Times Bestseller – A Mother Uncovers Secret Societies, Cyber-Bullying, and Her Daughter's Death - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ghMtXGRjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Pretty Little Liars + Gossip Girl + Law & Order = one fantastic book! *by L***R on April 4, 2013* Wow, I thought this was pretty fantastic. Kate Baron is a successful attorney and single mother of Amelia, a bright, witty, and talented sophomore at a prestigious New York private school. One day Kate is summoned out of a meeting and is asked to come to Amelia's school immediately--she has been caught cheating and faces significant academic penalties. This seems completely out of character for Amelia, but by the time Kate makes it to the school, things have gotten much worse. Amelia jumped from the roof of the school, an act of impulsive suicide motivated by her guilt. Or at least that's what school officials and the police tell Kate. And while she tries to make sense of all that has happened, and relives recent interactions with Amelia to try and understand what motivated her actions, she is rocked by an anonymous text message: Amelia didn't jump. This text message sends Kate into a tailspin, desperate to believe her daughter didn't cheat or commit suicide, but she is afraid of what she'll find out. And the further she digs into Amelia's emails, Facebook and blog posts, text messages, and journal entries, she finds out all that Amelia was going through--and all of the people who might have had a hand in either driving her to suicide or causing her death. This book is like a combination of Pretty Little Liars and Gossip Girl crossed with an episode of Law and Order, but for the most part, it doesn't feel overly dramatic or false. The biggest tragedy about this book is that so many of the things that occurred could and probably do happen among teenagers in private and public schools. Kimberly McCreight is an excellent writer who keeps the twists and turns coming full speed ahead, but she knows when to throttle back and not take the plot down too melodramatic a path. Reconstructing Amelia is a book about friendship, romance, love between parent and child, and forging your own identity. It's also a book about the dangers of keeping secrets and the need to feel you fit in. It hooked me from start to finish, and although I ultimately was sad, I really marveled at the power of McCreight's storytelling ability. Read this. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Compelling Story *by C***2 on June 1, 2016* Parenthood and adolescence are hard enough in of itself but when you add technology, including social media, it adds a level of difficulty that we are still trying to navigate even though smartphones, texting and social media have been in existence for years. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight was a compelling illustration of this point, with a story that kept me engaged from the beginning to the end, and like Kate, wanting to know the truth about Amelia. McCreight’s book was well-written with an interesting mix of suspense, drama and mystery. It had an overall feel of a crime mystery with Kate investigating the truth about what happened to Amelia. There are secrets, not only on Amelia’s part, but on Kate’s also, adding another kink into the investigation. This aspect of the book kept my attention since you become invested in finding out exactly what happened. But as you read through the story, it becomes apparent that the book is really about the mother/daughter relationship between Kate and Amelia and all the inner and outer conflicts/influences/issues surrounding them. It’s a good reflection of how parenting and growing up in our current times have changed with all the added technology and current issues. It’s especially poignant in how McCreight depicts technology and social media as a tool used to bully, exclude and deceive. The fact that readers can relate on a certain level to Amelia’s or Kate’s situation in this regard heightens the emotional connection you have towards them and increases your investment in them as characters. While nothing new, McCreight’s switching POV between Amelia and Kate added to the level to the story’s drama. It provided the interesting mix of knowledge and secrecy. You are aware of certain aspects of both Amelia and Kate’s life and mindset but at the same time you are still left in the dark about certain details. It made you want to keep reading to discover that missing piece(s) that would explain everything. It was also interesting to see how information and evidence can be construed in multiple ways depending on one’s perspective and context. As the reader, you are in essence that third party that is all knowing, and so it was interesting to learn things about Amelia that would eventually explain what Kate uncovers and how Kate interprets it when all the while you are sitting there knowing exactly the ‘who, what, when and why’. While I actually enjoyed McCreight’s writing and the way the story unfolded, her use of text narrative wore on me. I wouldn’t have mind it if it was used sparingly and at certain points in the story. But to have it come up every couple chapters (actually they are ‘chapters’ as a whole), it started to wore on me and took away from the story’s momentum and pace. Maybe it’s a personal taste (it can also be said for my feelings regarding the adolescent tone of Amelia’s narrative which is appropriate considering her age and those surrounding her), but I would have preferred if those text chapters were cut down. I also had some credibility issues regarding the adults who used technology and social media to falsely represent themselves. Even when said characters explained their motive and thought process, it was just hard for me to fully buy into it. It wasn’t even about a creepiness factor or anything of that sort, it was more about the incredulity that I felt at their reasoning. While adults using the internet and modern technology to lie and misrepresent themselves to young people isn’t unheard of, they’re usually in very distressing and disgusting context instead of the reasons given from those in the story. And to have it happen with multiple adults, just adds to my incredulity of the adults that inhabit Amelia’s world. It creates a questionable quality to an otherwise pretty compelling story/plot. Regardless of that, if you are willing to overlook those points, McCreight wrote an engaging and compelling debut novel. It’s a book that touched on not only the familiar frustrations and doubts about parenting a teenager and being a teenager yourself, but also the current issues of social media/technology and bullying. All of this is wrapped by an overall feel of suspense and mystery where you, along with Kate, try to find out what happened to Amelia. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here's your 2015 SUMMER BEACH READ *by K***U on June 18, 2015* Wow, this came out of nowhere for me. I bought it several months ago but I kept putting off reading it. Too many comparisons to "Gone Girl" and "Girl on the Train". Why read something like what you've already read? But it isn't ! Thank goodness, I finally gave it a try. I didn't have to read many pages to realize this was an exceptional story and a very well written book. Amelia, a 15 year old sophomore at a private high school in Brooklyn, and only daughter of single mom Kate, a highly paid Manhattan attorney, is dead. Kate had received an urgent call from the school that morning to pick up her daughter immediately; Amelia had been suspended for cheating. Kate rushes to the school after some delay, but she is too late. The police rule suicide. Kate is crushed and takes a lengthy absence from her office. What has happened makes no sense to her. Amelia was a girl who had it all - exceptionally bright, attractive, athletic, and a nice kid. And then the anonymous text messages begin. Kate initiates her own investigation. So begins this excellent novel. Well written, well paced story lines, excellent characters - and sad. But although we know Amelia's fate early on, like Kate we demand to know why, how. Through flashbacks and Kate's persistent inquiries we learn more about the environment at Amelia's school and the character of her classmates. And for Amelia there was first love, real or a momentary crush? Then there's Ben, a mysterious "friend" whom Amelia hasn't met but with whom she shares her most guarded secrets. And Zadie, someone we can only hope that our own children never have to experience. This is a story that grabs you from the beginning and doesn't let go. The ending is good, a little too many revealed secrets and old history for my liking but more than adequate for a climax. I look forward to more from this author. 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