The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

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Questo gruppo è stato creato per condividere l'amore per la trilogia di Gemma Doyle, scritta da Libba Bray.



Fine ottocento. Alla morte della madre, e trascurata da un padre schiavo del laudano, la sedicenne Gemma Doyle è costretta a lasciare l'amata Bombay, dove ha trascorso l'intera infanzia, per un severo e cupo collegio femminile appena fuori Londra, la Spence Academy. Qui, dopo molti tentativi, riesce a far parte dell'esclusivo gruppo formato dalla ricca Felicity, la vezzosa Pippi e l'imbranata Anne. Dopo il primo periodo di permanenza, costellato di noiose lezioni, assurde prove di maschilismo del corpo insegnante, rigida disciplina, e soprattutto oscure visioni (nonché dalla presenza di Kartik, un giovane misterioso e seducente che l'ha seguita fin dall'India e l'avvisa di non dar retta ai sogni che la funestano), Gemma trova un diario segreto che le svela l'esistenza dell'Ordine, una congrega di sole donne dedita alla magia, alla scoperta di universi paralleli dove tutto è possibile, e della quale forse faceva parte la stessa madre. Assieme alle amiche, e nonostante la ferma opposizione di Kartik e di altri a lui vicini, la ragazza è intenzionata a saperne di più, a ribellarsi alle regole e a raggiungere la grotta nascosta dove l'attende un destino inatteso.

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This group was created to share the love for the Gemma Doyle trilogy written by Libba Bray.



It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to?



Ah, Christmas! Gemma Doyle is looking forward to a holiday from Spence Academy, spending time with her friends in the city, attending ritzy balls, and on a somber note, tending to her ailing father. As she prepares to ring in the New Year, 1896, a handsome young man, Lord Denby, has set his sights on Gemma, or so it seems. Yet amidst the distractions of London, Gemma’s visions intensify–visions of three girls dressed in white, to whom something horrific has happened, something only the realms can explain. . . .
The lure is strong, and before long, Gemma, Felicity, and Ann are turning flowers into butterflies in the enchanted world of the realms that Gemma alone can bring them to. To the girls’ great joy, their beloved Pippa is there as well, eager to complete their circle of friendship.
But all is not well in the realms–or out. The mysterious Kartik has reappeared, telling Gemma she must find the Temple and bind the magic, else great disaster will befall her. Gemma’s willing to do his intrusive bidding, despite the dangers it brings, for it means she will meet up with her mother’s greatest friend–and now her foe, Circe. Until Circe is destroyed, Gemma cannot live out her destiny. But finding Circe proves a most perilous task.



IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF CHANGE since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother murdered, her father a
laudanum addict, Gemma has relied on an unsuspected strength and has discovered an ability to travel to an enchanted world called the realms, where dark magic runs wild. Despite certain peril, Gemma has bound the magic to herself and forged unlikely new alliances. Now, as Gemma approaches her London debut, the time has come to test these bonds.

The Order - the mysterious group her mother was once part of - is grappling for control of the realms, as is the Rakshana. Spence's burned East Wing is being rebuilt, but why now? Gemma and her friends see Pippa, but she is not the same. And their friendship faces its gravest trial as Gemma must decide once and for all what role she is meant for.

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