EAN: 9780349703879

SWIFT RIVER - ESSIE CHAMBERS KARTONIERT (TB)

'Told with warmth and humor by a memorable  irrepressible heroine.' Rumaan Alam  author of
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND   'Darkly funny and fiery  heart-breaking and healing  with language so
gorgeous I went back to read sentences again and again.' Jacqueline Woodson  author of RED AT
THE BONE  'Just the book we all need to revive our souls . . . This epic novel deserves all the
attention in the world.' Nicole Dennis-Benn  author of HERE COMES THE SUN    What if the price
of moving forward is losing the only family you've ever known?   Summer  1987. On the
sweltering streets of the dying New England mill town of Swift River  sixteen-year-old Diamond
Newbury is desperately lonely. It's been seven years since her father disappeared  and while
her mother is determined to move on  Diamond can't distance herself from his memory. When
Diamond receives a letter from a relative she has never met  she unearths long-buried secrets
of her family's past and discovers a legacy she never knew she was missing. The more she learns
however  the harder it becomes to reconcile her old life with the one she wants to lead.  So
begins an epic story spanning the twentieth century that reveals a much larger picture of
prejudice and love  of devotion and abandonment - and will change Diamond's life forever.  '
Swift River broke my heart  and then offered me hope.' Ann Napolitano  author of HELLO
BEAUTIFUL   'A fearless  cinematic exploration of loss and inheritance  written with fierce
urgency and overflowing compassion.' Xochitl Gonzalez  author of OLGA DIES DREAMING

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