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The story, which is set in Grosse Pointe, Michigan during the 1970s, centers on the lives of five doomed sisters, the Lisbon girls. The novel is written in first person plural from the perspective of an anonymous group of teenage boys who struggle to find an explanation for the Lisbons' deaths.
Lisbon, a vehement, forceful matriarch, is the de facto head of the Lisbon household. Heavy and commandeering, with steel- wool hair and glasses, she bears little resemblance to her five lovely daughters, leaving the boys to wonder how she could have produced them.
Mar 14, 2024 · The entrapment experienced by the Lisbon sisters forms the crux of their tragic fate. Living under the stringent control of their parents, the sisters are depicted as ethereal figures trapped in an existence that stifles their desires, individuality, and connection to the outside world.
In the sleepy suburb of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, a group of neighborhood boys—now grown men—reflect upon their memories of the five Lisbon sisters, ages 13 to 17, in 1975.
A man about forty years of age tells the story from when he was a teenager in upscale suburban Detroit of his and three of his friends' fascination with the mysterious and doomed Lisbon sisters.
The Virgin Suicides is the tragic tale of the Lisbon Sisters, set in 1970s Michigan. They are five mysterious and sheltered sisters with strict parents and neighbors, who obsess over them on a ...
Jan 1, 1993 · Set around the 1980s (I think?) the story focuses on the 5 Lisbon sisters, Lux, Mary, Cecilia, Bonnie and Therese. The sisters live in a claustrophobic household, full of strict rules laid down by their mother. Within the space of 2 years all 5 girls are dead - by suicide.
