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Alice, fifteen years old and evacuated to a cruel home in the north of England, dreams of a better future and a loving family. While the Second World War rages, a brutal assault decides Alice's fate and she finds herself banished to America.
1993, Marnie, a struggling drug addict, riding the highways of America dealing and stealing, dreams of her past, when she was happy and secure in the love of her grandmother, Alice.
Spanning six decades and two continents, Junction of Earth and Sky is the spellbinding story of two women, grandmother and granddaughter, plagued by the whims of fate and at times, a darkness that seems impossible to shake.
But Alice's powerful love for Marnie resonates throughout the young woman's journey towards redemption in this spellbinding story of hope against the odds.
About the author
Susan Buttenwieser is the author of the short story collection,
We Were Lucky With the Rain (Four Way Books) and she has been awarded several fiction fellowships from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and she has taught creative writing in New York City schools, libraries, homeless shelters, juvenile detention facilities and at a women's maximum-security prison.
Junction of Earth and Sky is her first novel.
Summary
A breathless read spanning timelines and continents featuring lives lived, loves found and lost, and one family's struggle for redemption.
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A breathless read spanning timelines and continents featuring lives lived, loves found and lost, and one family's struggle for redemption.
