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Description edit
“I absolutely loved this beautiful, haunting story of a woman who learns to come to terms with a dark, deep family secret. This is the kind of book that hooks you right in, brings tears to your eyes, and ends on a note of shining hope. Lauren Mahdian will feel like your sister, your best... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Lauren Mahdian: main character, mother is murdered when she is six
- Alex Mahdian: Lauren's brother
- Gerry: Lauren's boyfriend, a cheapskate by trade.
- Sylvia Hall: Leaving Aspen and fleeing back to New York where she grew up. She is 41 and five months pregnant.
- Pauline Hall: Sylvia's mother, who is not concerned with Sylvia's well being.
- Victoria Bright: Sylvia's best friend
- Mae Bright: Victoria's mother
- Izaan Mahdian: Father of Lauren and Alex, he is in prison and charged with the murder of his wife, Jordan.
- Jordan: Alex & Lauren's mother
- Jane Stafford: A therapist
- Betty Hendrix: Lauren's clients
- Benjamin Hendrix: Betty's husband, Lauren's client looking for a new place
- Father Richard: Add a description of this character.
- Carole: Works at Tiffany & Co
- Brendan Crosby: Detective, the investigator in Holt
- Ray: The husband that Sylvia left behind in Aspen
- Merilee "Gramma": Alex & Laurens grandmother who raised them.
- Morton "Pops": Alex & Lauren's grandfather
Setting & Locations edit
- Texas
- Austin, Texas: Where Lauren lives and most of the story takes place.
- New York
- Ocean Avenue: The street where the murder occurred in Holt, NY
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Houston, Texas
- Egypt
- Manhattan
- Lark Academy: The private school that Victoria and Lauren attended.
- Galveston, Texas
- French Place: A neighborhood in Austin where Lauren & Gerry live
First Sentence edit
I can remember the taste of ocean, and the dark smell of impending raid.
Themes & Symbolism edit
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Kirkus Reviews: Best Fiction of 2011. (authoritative list)
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Amanda Eyre Ward (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: July 26, 2011
ISBN: 0345494482
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: July 26, 2011
ISBN: 0345494482
Page Count: 272
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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