The Sweet In-Between
Published on 2. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-1-61858-033-7 (ISBN)
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sheri Reynolds continues to captivate in this masterful tale of redemption and finding a place to truly belong.
Kenny Lugo has grown up in a family that's not really hers. Her mother died of cancer when Kenny was very young, and Aunt Glo-who is, in fact, her daddy's girlfriend-took her in when her father was sent to jail for drug trafficking. Now, as Kenny approaches her eighteenth birthday and the end of the government checks Glo has been receiving looms, she is desperate to prove that this house and these people really do belong to her. But when a senseless murder occurs next door in their small coastal town, Kenny can't get it out of her mind. She has always been consumed by the ways in which she is different-and inherently unworthy-so the unjust death of a young woman with everything to live for becomes an obsession.
In the end, hers is a story of an unforgettable young woman whose redemption comes from a source she never would have imagined.
Kenny Lugo has grown up in a family that's not really hers. Her mother died of cancer when Kenny was very young, and Aunt Glo-who is, in fact, her daddy's girlfriend-took her in when her father was sent to jail for drug trafficking. Now, as Kenny approaches her eighteenth birthday and the end of the government checks Glo has been receiving looms, she is desperate to prove that this house and these people really do belong to her. But when a senseless murder occurs next door in their small coastal town, Kenny can't get it out of her mind. She has always been consumed by the ways in which she is different-and inherently unworthy-so the unjust death of a young woman with everything to live for becomes an obsession.
In the end, hers is a story of an unforgettable young woman whose redemption comes from a source she never would have imagined.
Reviews / Votes
"Ms. Reynolds's poetic gifts are uncommonly powerful." -The New York Times"Reynolds . . . is a gifted writer with a deceptively simple style and a keen ear for dialogue." -The Boston Globe
"The newest and most exciting voice to emerge in contemporary Southern fiction." -The San Francisco Bay Guardian
"[A]s true as butter in your grits . . . [a] powerful drama with pathos, poetry, and, unexpectedly, hope." -People
"[A] sweet coming-of-age story, thanks to its young, wise-beyond-her-years, Scout Finch-esque heroine." -Entertainment Weekly
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Paducah, KY
United States
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61858-033-7 (9781618580337)
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Sheri Reynolds is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Rapture of Canaan. She lives in Virginia and teaches at Old Dominion University, where she is the Ruth and Perry Morgan Chair of Southern Literature.