Fiction by Pam Lewis
In 1965 Carole and her friend Naomi, a pair of private-girls'-school seniors, go on a spring break trip to Stowe, Vermont, together. They tell their parents --that is, they tell Carole's parents; Naomi's self-absorbed father and stepmother barely notice her absence-- that they are learning to ski. Really, however, they are on a mission to lose their virginities before they graduate with a guy named Eddie. YES they are planning on BOTH doing it with him. Wait, what?
This is a really weird premise to me, but since Carole is slightly overweight and insecure, and Naomi is an unconventional thrill-seeker, I guess it's possible. Then something very bad happens that will affect them forever, and Carole spends most of the rest of the book trying to get away from Naomi and Eddie in order to forget it.
This is a pretty good character story with a great ending. I don't think the title fits the book at all, however. The title suggests a completely different kind of story. It's not a creepy suspense tale, or even a mystery novel. I think I'd call it What Happened in Stowe, or something like that.
Not that anyone asked my opinion...
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