A Year and a Day: A Novel

By: Leslie Pietrzyk

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Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Alice dreams of her first kiss, has sleepovers, auditions for Our Town, and tries to pass high school biology. It's 1975, and at first look, her life would seem to be normal and unexceptional. But in the world that Leslie Pietrzyk paints, every moment she chronicles is revealed through the kaleidoscope of loss, stained by the fact that Alice's mother, without warning, note, or apology, deliberately parks her car on the railroad tracks, in the path of an oncoming train.In the emotional year that follows, Alice and her older brother find themselves in the care of their great aunt, forced to cope and move forward. Lonely and confused, Alice absorbs herself in her mother Annette's familiar rituals, trying to recapture their connection -- only to be stunned by the sound of her mother's voice speaking to her, engaging Alice in "conversations" and offering some insight into the life that she had led, beyond her role as Alice's mother.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 368 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780061871399
Related ISBNs:: 9780060554668
Publisher:: HarperCollins
Date of Addition:: 11/28/24
Copyrighted By:: Leslie Pietrzyk
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Romance, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.