The halcyon days of Los Angeles in the '50s provide the seductive setting for this mesmerizing novel, chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Best Books of the Year. Young Jorie, growing up with her two older brothers and mostly absent father, is the resilient force that keeps her household together. But as family secrets begin to emerge, her strange yet stable world threatens to unravel.
The halcyon days of Los Angeles in the '50s provide the seductive setting for this mesmerizing novel, chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Best Books of the Year. Young Jorie, growing up with her two older brothers and mostly absent father, is the resilient force that keeps her household together. But as family secrets begin to emerge, her strange yet stable world threatens to unravel.
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