"From the Giller-nominated author of Y comes a suspenseful novel about the dark corners of a small town. It's New Year's Day and the residents of a small fishing town are ready to start their lives anew. Leo takes his two young sons out to the lake to write resolutions on paper ...
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Shannon, who as a newborn was dumped at the YMCA, wonders where she?s from, who her real family is, and why they would abandon her. The answers lie with Yula, Shannon's mother, who had been caring for her widowed father and her toddler when she met Harrison, a man who would prote...
Swaddled in a dirty grey sweatshirt with nothing but a Swiss Army knife tucked between her feet, little Shannon is discovered on the doorstep of the YMCA by a man who catches only a glimpse of her mother as she disappears. Bounced among foster homes, Shannon endures abuse and neg...
It's New Year's Day and the residents of a small fishing town are ready to start their lives anew. Leo takes his two young sons out to the lake to write resolutions on paper boats. That same frigid morning, Vera sets out for a walk with her dog along the lake, leaving her husband...
From the Giller-nominated author of Y comes How a Woman Becomes a Lake , a taut, suspenseful novel about the dark corners of a small town, and the secrets that lurk within... It's New Year's Day and the residents of a small fishing town are ready to start their lives anew. Le...
From the Giller-nominated author of Y comes How a Woman Becomes a Lake , a taut, suspenseful novel about the dark corners of a small town, and the secrets that lurk within... It's New Year's Day and the residents of a small fishing town are ready to start their lives anew. Le...
"My life begins at the Y ..." So begins the story of Shannon, a newborn baby dumped at the doors of the YMCA. Bounced between foster homes, Shannon defines life on her own terms even as she longs to uncover her roots. Where is she from? Who is her true family? Why would they aban...