The Virgin Suicides
by Jeffrey Kent Eugenidesliterary work· published 1993
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The Lisbons are a Catholic family living in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in the 1970s. The father, Ronald, is a math teacher at a private school and the mother is a homemaker. The family has five daughters: 13-year-old Cecilia, 14-year-old Lux, 15-year-old Bonnie, 16-year-old Mary, and 17-year-old Therese. Their lives change dramatically within one summer when Cecilia, a stoic and astute girl described as an "outsider", attempts suicide by cutting her wrists. A few weeks later, the girls throw a chaperoned party, during which Cecilia jumps from their second story window and dies, impaled by a fence post. The cause of Cecilia's suicide and its after-effects on the family are popular subjects of neighborhood gossip.
Adaptations (1)
The Virgin Suicides was adapted into a 1999 film.
The Virgin Suicides1999 · film · 97 min · dir. Sofia Coppola · IMDb ↗A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.
