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THE SECOND LIFE OF AVA RIVERS - FAITH GARDNER K...

THREE STARRED REVIEWS Remarkable.--VOYA Genre-defying.--Booklist Deeply compelling.--BCCB A
beautiful  moving  and thoughtful story about how far we're willing to go for family. -Kathleen
Glasgow  New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces Vera Rivers' life is split in two:
before her twin sister Ava disappeared twelve years ago and after. Before was hot Junes and ice
cream trucks  dancing in sprinklers  loud Christmas mornings and pancakes on Saturdays. The
after is everything else: police officers  investigators  tips  theories  leads  but never any
answers. The case made headlines  shocked Vera's Northern California community  and turned her
family into tragic celebrities. Now  at eighteen  Vera is counting down the days until she
starts her new life at college in Portland  Oregon  far away from the dark cloud she and her
family have lived under for twelve years. But all that changes when a girl shows up at the
local hospital. Her name is Ava Rivers and she wants to go home. Ava's return begins to mend
the fractures in the Rivers family. Vera and Ava's estranged older brother returns. Vera
reconnects with Max  the sweet  artistic boy from her childhood. Their parents smile again. But
the questions remain: Where was Ava all these years? And who is she now? Powerful and gripping
The Second Life of Ava Rivers is equal parts thriller  mystery  and haunting meditation on
grief  family  and forgiveness.

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