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Fun read! Perfect for summer, or lighter fall reading.
This is an author to watch - great writing, pulls you in immediately, and an interesting if not very surprising twist at the end. Told in part in flashbacks, we unravel the complicated relationships between Miranda, her parents, and her Uncle Billy. A Fight, an Absence, and an Inheritance all lead Miranda on yet another (final?) scavenger hunt like she and her beloved Uncle Billy used to do when she was little - before the Fight. Now an adult, Billy's death saddles Miranda with his Bookstore, so she drops everything, including her nice new boyfriend, to go to Uncle Billy's store and save everything. Can she? Should she? She is met with some hostility from the employees and her mom is not so sure she should be there. So many conflicts as she begins to discover buried secrets about Billy's life and about why the Absence occurred. Loved the idea that she was named for a literary character (Shakespeare's Miranda in The Tempest) - and other little literary nods throughout. How can you not with a title like this and a book about books!!! Well, not really about books as much as relationships, adult decisions or lack thereof, and loyalty. Worth a look!! Plus, that cover, y'all!!!!
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