Summary
"Ginny Beale is eighteen, irreverent, funny, and brave, with a brother she adores and a circle of friends for whom she would do anything. Because of one terrible night, she loses them all, and her adventurous spirit, seemingly forever. While the town cheers on the high school football team, someone... Full description
Summary: |
"Ginny Beale is eighteen, irreverent, funny, and brave, with a brother she adores and a circle of friends for whom she would do anything. Because of one terrible night, she loses them all, and her adventurous spirit, seemingly forever. While the town cheers on the high school football team, someone sets the school's auditorium ablaze. Ginny's best friend Gray Marsden's father, a fire fighter, dies in the blaze. While many in the town believe a notoriously troubled local teen set the fire, Ginny makes a shattering discovery that casts blame on the person she trusts most in the world. Ginny tells no one, but the secret isolates her, looming between her and her friends and ruining their friendship."--Publisher description. 1997: While the town cheers on the high school football team, someone sets the school's auditorium ablaze. Ginny Beale's best friend Gray Marsden's father, a fire fighter, dies in the blaze. Because of that night, Ginny loses the brother she adores, a circle of friends for whom she would do anything, and her adventurous spirit. Twenty years later: When Ginny's husband, Harris, becomes embroiled in a scandal, her carefully controlled life crumbles. The secret she's kept all these years threatens to destroy her hopes for the future. To free herself, her friends, and her family, she needs to find the courage to face the truth. -- adapted from jacket |
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Physical Description: |
260 pages ; 24 cm |
ISBN: |
9780062844484 0062844482 |
Author Notes: |
In addition to her collection of poetry entitled From the Bones Out, Marisa has written numerous novels, including: The Precious One, Falling Together, Belong to Me and Love Walked in. She also co-wrote Saving Lucas Biggs, with children's author, David Teague. (Bowker Author Biography) |