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A writer to be reckoned with Kathleen Glasgow author of Girl in Pieces and Youd Be Home Now

Aheartbreaking hopeful and timely novel about facing family secrets healing from trauma and falling in love from the awardwinning author of How It Feels to Float

Georges life is loud On the water though with everything hushed above and below she is steady silent Then her estranged dad says he needs to talk and Georges past begins to wake up looping around her ankles trying to drag her under

But theres no time to sink Georges best friend Tess is about to become officially a teen mom her friend Laz is in despair about the climate crisis her gramps would literally misplace his teeth if not for her and her moms fill the house with fuss and chatter Before long heat and smoke join the noise as distant wildfires begin to burn

George tries to stay steady When her father tells her his news and the painful memories roar back to life George turns to Calliope the girl who has just cartwheeled into her world and shot it through with colors And its here George would stayquiet and safeif she could But then Tess has her baby and the earth burns hotter and the past just will not stay put

A novel about the contours of friendship family forgiveness trauma and love and about our hopeless hopeful world Helena Foxs gorgeous followup to How It Feels to Float explores the stories we suppress and the stories we speakand the healing that comes when we voice the things weve kept quiet for so long

Compelling and arresting Shelf Awareness starred review
Powerful hearttugging BooksPublishing
Asdeeply enjoyable as it is reflective sweet and yet emotionallymature BCCB
Brilliant Utopia State of Mind
A sensitive portrayal of complex PTSD Booklist
Lyrical and evocative Vivid Kirkus
Heartbreaking yet uplifting and hopeful Highly recommended EveryQueercom