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Lies
Everyone lies at some point, and in A Great and Terrible Beauty, Gemma and her friends are no exception, telling all sorts and breeds of lies. The thing is, though, that their lies are very often connected to self-preservation. Pippa lies about having epilepsy so no one will think she's damaged goods, Gemma lies about her mother's death to protect her family's reputation, and all of the girls lie to keep their forays into magic a secret. There's so much lying in this book, in fact, that you could probably argue that it's essential to the lives of each of the girls in the new Order.
Gemma only lies to protect herself from real danger since she has supernatural power.
As young women, the girls in the new Order have to lie since society doesn't accept them as their true selves.
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