| The Bright Forever Contributor(s): Martin, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307209865 ISBN-13: 9780307209863 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of "The Bright Forever, a suspenseful, deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Keeping fact, speculation, and contradiction playing off one another as the details unfold, author Lee Martin creates a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. His beautiful, clear-eyed prose builds to an extremely nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss. Reminiscent of books such as" The Little Friend and "The Lovely Bones, but most memorable for its own perceptions and power, "The Bright Forever is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth. "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.16" W x 8.03" (0.62 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Indiana - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, The Bright Forever is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth. |