Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. Ruth has a secret that she can’t hide forever. Dora wonders if she can ever truly escape where she comes from, even when good luck strikes. Alyce is trying to reconcile her desire to dance, with the life she’s always known on her family’s fishing boat. Hank and his brothers decide it’s safer to run away than to stay home—until one of them ends up in terrible danger. Four very different lives are about to become entangled.

A lyrical and heartfelt collection by an award-winning writer that connects the lives of young people from small towns in Alaska and the American west. Each story is unique, yet universal. In this book, the impact of wildfire, a wayward priest, or a mysterious disappearance ricochet across communities, threading through stories. Here, ordinary actions such as ice skating or going to church reveal hidden truths. One choice threatens a lifelong friendship. Siblings save each other. Rescue and second chances are possible, and so is revenge. On the surface, it seems that nothing ever happens in these towns. But Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock shows that underneath that surface, teenagers' lives blaze with fury, with secrets, and with love so strong it burns a path to the future.

Wielowątkowa opowieść o miłości, nieszczęściu, uśmiechach fortuny i zbawieniu. Znakomity debiut autorki, rozgrywający się na dalekich i wciąż dzikich rubieżach Alaski - najdalszego stanu Ameryki. Osadzona w egzotycznych realiach, głęboko poruszająca i autentyczna historia życia czwórki ludzi, mistrzowsko opisana przez pochodzącą z Alaski Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, jedną z najbardziej obiecujących współczesnych pisarek. Tej książki nie da się zapomnieć.