Secret Society Girl An Ivy League Novel

In a fabulous blend of the bestselling traditions ofPrepandThe Devil Wears Prada,Secret Society Girltakes us into the heart of the Ivy League's ultraexclusive secret societies when a young woman is invited to join as one of their first female members. Elite Eli University junior Amy Haskel never expected to be tapped into Rose & Grave, the country's most powerfuland notorioussecret society. She isn't rich, politically connected, or...well, male. So when Amy receives the distinctive black-lined invitation with the Rose & Grave seal, she's blown away. Could they really mean her? Whisked off into an initiation rite that's a blend of Harry Potter and Alfred Hitchcock, Amy awakens the next day to a new reality and a whole new set of "friends"from the gorgeous son of a conservative governor to an Afrocentric lesbian activist whose society name is Thorndike. And that's when Amy starts to discover the truth about getting what you wish for. Because Rose & Grave is quickly taking her away from her familiar world of classes and keggers, fueling a feud, and undermining a very promising friendship with benefits. And that's before Amy finds out that her first duty as a member of Rose & Grave is to take on a conspiracy of money and power that could, quite possibly, ruin her whole life. A smart, sexy introduction to the life and times of a young woman in way over her head,Secret Society Girlis a charming and witty debut from a writer who knows her turfand isn't afraid to tell all.... From the Hardcover edition.

Diana Peterfreund graduated from Yale University in 2001 with degrees in Geology and Literature. A former food critic, she now resides in Washington D.C.; this is her first novel. Bantam Dell will publish the second book in the Secret Society Girl series in summer 2007.


From the Hardcover edition.