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The Book of Laney

by Myfanwy Collins
The Book of Laney

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ISBN13: 9781938126284
ISBN10: 1938126289
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Here and now I am in this place far away from my home. Here, with the cold wind blowing down from the north and the stars piercing through the cloudless sky. Here I am.

But my story does not start here.

My story starts months ago and hundreds of miles south of where I am now. My story starts in the place I used to call home. My story starts with violence and heartbreak.

After her brother is involved in a grisly murder-suicide, fifteen-year-old Laney is sent to live with her grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains. Laney gradually warms to her new home—especially her relationship with a mysterious neighbor—but before she can appreciate her new life, she must uncover the secrets that have haunted her family for decades.

Myfanwy Collins was born in Montreal but moved to the Adirondack Mountains in New York when she was still a child. She has since lived all over New England and worked as a waitress, a bartender, a nanny, a chambermaid, a clerk, a high school English teacher, a secretary, a ghost writer, and a traveling worker with Cirque du Soleil. She is the author of a novel, Echolocation, and a collection of short stories, I Am Holding Your Hand.

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"Myfanwy Collins writes with big-time empathy and fierce courage."

—Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook and Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

"In The Book of Laney, an unsettling and redemptive novel, Myfanwy Collins fuses heartbreak and empathy to explore uncomfortable truths about teenagers, violence, and survival. An unforgettable book."

—Roxane Gay, author of An Untamed State and Bad Feminist

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After her brothers unspeakable crime, 15-year-old Laney is sent to live with her grandmother and uncovers the familys haunting secrets.

About the Author

Myfanwy Collins was born in Montreal but moved to the Adirondack Mountains in New York when she was still a child. She has since lived in all over New England and worked as a waitress, a bartender, a nanny, a chambermaid, a clerk, a high school English teacher, a secretary, a ghost writer, and a traveling worker with the Cirque du Soleil. She is the author of Echolocation, a novel, and a collection of short stories, I Am Holding Your Hand.

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ISBN:
9781938126284
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
03/17/2015
Publisher:
Lacewing Books
Language:
English
Pages:
184
Height:
.90IN
Width:
5.20IN
Thickness:
.75
LCCN:
2014944275
Age Range:
14 to 17
Grade Range:
9 to 12
UPC Code:
9781938126284
Author:
Myfanwy Collins
Author:
Myfanwy Collins
Subject:
Children s Young Adult-Social Issue Fiction

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