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The Daughter Who Locked Them Out

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The Daughter Who Locked Them Out is a novel in English. Chapter 1 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Lauren is a scholarship student who has spent years scrimping on instant oatmeal and tutoring wages while her mother insists money is tight. Yet her younger sister Courtney collects limited-edition Lolita dresses at three hundred and fifty dollars apiece, and their mother pays for each new drop without hesitation. When Lauren's hand-me-down laptop finally dies, her three-hundred-dollar request for a replacement is brushed aside so Courtney can buy another dress.

Coming home for summer, Lauren finds her bedroom door unhinged and replaced by a pink lace curtain, her bed crushed into a corner beneath tubs of Courtney's crinolines and wigs. Her father tells her to figure out her lab fees herself. Then her professor offers a three-year research fellowship four thousand miles away in Northern Europe, with strict terms that forbid returning home.

Lauren fills out the application. A room without a door was never meant to hold anyone anyway.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

Through the receiver, my sister’s sharp voice cut through the background noise. "Mom! The tea-party collection just dropped! There are only three left—quick, scan the code and pay before they're gone!"

My mother’s tone instantly shifted, distracted and hurried. "Things are tight this month, Lauren. Just make do with your old computer for now. If Courtney misses this dress, it’s gone forever."

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Contents

Chapter 1 is on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Which chapters of The Daughter Who Locked Them Out are free?

Chapter 1 is free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 2 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Daughter Who Locked Them Out after chapter 1?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 590209, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 2.

What is The Daughter Who Locked Them Out about?

Lauren is a scholarship student who has spent years scrimping on instant oatmeal and tutoring wages while her mother insists money is tight. Yet her younger sister Courtney collects limited-edition Lolita dresses at three hundred and fifty dollars apiece, and their mother pays for each new drop without hesitation. When Lauren's hand-me-down laptop finally dies, her three-hundred-dollar request for a replacement is brushed aside so Courtney can buy another dress.

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