Synopses & Reviews
12-year-old Veronica Swan's idyllic life in a close-knit Mormon community is shattered when her two younger sisters are brutally murdered. Although her parents find the strength to forgive the deranged killer, Scott Early, Veronica cannot do the same. Years later, she sets out alone to avenge her sisters' deaths, dropping her identity and severing ties in the process. As she closes in on Early, Veronica will discover the true meaning of sin and compassion, before she makes a decision that will change her and her family's lives forever.
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"This is Mitchard's best novel to date." Library Journal
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"Mitchard tells a compelling, even suspenseful, story; skillfully crafts an authentic narrative voice, and succeeds in humanizing the adherents of a religion that still suffers from widespread negative stereotypes." Booklist
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"With a tender look at how every person is capable of having a dark side, Mitchard has taken an inhumane subject and given it a heartbeat. She has created a simple character from a good family and made her believably hell-bent on revenge." Denver Post
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"It is a testament to Jacquelyn Mitchard's considerable writing skills that a reader gets sucked into Cage of Stars despite not believing much about the story she tells....The wrap-up is tidy and somewhat saccharine, but after what this girl has been through, she deserves some happiness." USA Today
Synopsis
The author of The Deep End of the Ocean delivers a compelling, emotionally charged tale of tragedy, revenge, and redemption, set in a close-knit Mormon community, whose peace is shattered by two brutal murders.
About the Author
Jacquelyn Mitchard is the New York Times best-selling author of Twelve Times Blessed, A Theory of Relativity, The Deep End of the Ocean, and The Most Wanted. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and six children.