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The Project

by Courtney Summers

Two sisters, bound by a promise and separated by a movement

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Two sisters, bound by a promise and separated by a movement

Spanning 1998, 2011, and 2017, the novel traces Bea and Lo’s relationship from the birth of a vulnerable younger sister to the aftermath of a car wreck that leaves them orphaned. The Unity Project, led by Lev Warren, becomes a refuge for Lo and a cause Bea is asked to prove herself to. Years later, Lo’s invitation to witness the group’s work brings her back toward the sister she lost—and raises questions about the promises and betrayals that have shaped their lives. The story connects a sibling bond with a young journalist’s effort to understand a group that has drawn both sisters into its orbit.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young adult fiction readers interested in stories centered on sisters and family bonds.
  • Readers drawn to suspense involving a charismatic group and the people caught within it.
  • Readers interested in a young journalist’s search for answers and reconnection.

Themes

Sisterhood and familyPromises and betrayalBelonging and influenceJournalism and truth-seeking

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Book overview

The Project is a pulls-no-punches story from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award winning author Courtney Summers, about an aspiring young journalist determined to save her sister no matter the cost.

The #1 Indie Next Pick and winner of the International Thriller Writers Award now in paperback with an exclusive bonus chapter.

BELIEVE HIM, BETRAY HER

1998: Six-year-old Bea doesn't want a sister but everything changes when Lo is born early. Small and frail, Lo needs someone to look out for her. Having a sister is a promise, Mom says--one Bea's determined not to break.

2011: A car wreck, their parents dead. Lo would've died too if not for Lev Warren, the charismatic leader of The Unity Project. He's going to change the world and after he saves Lo's life, Bea wants to commit to his extraordinary calling. Lev promises a place for the girls in the project, where no harm will ever come to them again . . . if Bea proves herself to him first.

2017: Lo doesn't know why Bea abandoned her for The Unity Project after the accident, but she never forgot what Bea said the last time they spoke: We'll see each other again. Six years later, Lo is invited to witness the group's workings, meet with Lev, and--she hopes--finally reconnect with her sister. But Bea is long gone, and the only one who seems to understand the depths of this betrayal is Lev. If it's family Lo wants, he can make her a new promise . . . if she proves herself to him first.

Powerful, suspenseful and heartbreaking, The Project follows two sisters who fall prey to the same cult leader--and their desperate fight back to one another.

Available now: I'M THE GIRL, the "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller from Courtney Summers, based loosely on The Epstein case and "not for the faint of heart" (The New York Times)

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