Waiting on Wednesday [WoW] is a weekly event hosted by
Jill @ Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming
releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
The Girls from Corona del
Mar by Rufi Thorpe
Expected Publication: July
8, 2014
Publisher: Knopf
Synopsis...
A fiercely beautiful debut blazing with emotion: a major first novel about
friendships made in youth and how these bonds, challenged by loss, illness,
parenthood, and distance, either break or sustain.
Mia and Lorrie Ann are lifelong friends: hard-hearted Mia and untouchably
beautiful, kind Lorrie Ann. While Mia struggles with a mother who drinks, a
pregnancy at fifteen, and younger brothers she loves but can't quite be good
to, Lorrie Ann is luminous, surrounded by her close-knit family, immune to the
mistakes that mar her best friend's life. Until a sudden loss catapults Lorrie
Ann into tragedy: things fall apart, and then fall apart further-and there is
nothing Mia can do to help. And as good, kind, brave Lorrie Ann stops being so
good, Mia begins to question just who this woman is and what that question
means about them both. A staggeringly arresting, honest novel of love,
motherhood, loyalty, and the myth of the perfect friendship that moves us to
ask ourselves just how well we know those we love, what we owe our children,
and who we are without our friends.
Why I Can’t Wait….
This
is a book I HAVE to read. Seriously doesn’t the description alone make you want
to also? This sounds like a richly written story, something that definitely
speaks to me. Now I just have to hope the reading gods can get a copy to me…soon.
What are you waiting on?
Please link me up to yours. I’d love to see your picks!
Ooh, sounds interesting :) Nice pick!
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Zareena @ Books and Books
Oh the tests of fate! I love those! Reminds me so much of This Much is True by Katherine Owen!
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It does sound quite good. The cover is very good too.
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This book sounds interesting! THanks for sharing.
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Leydy @ OUaT & Redcarpetendings
Oh, great pick! Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for sharing. Here's MY WOW POST
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