âHeartwrenching.â âVOYA (starred review) * âBeautiful, captivating prose.â âRT Book Reviews * âI canât recommend this book highly enough.â âKathleen Glasgow, bestselling author of Girl in Pieces
A twisted tragedy leaves Brooke and her siblings on their own in this provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Way I Used to Be.
How do you let go of something youâve never had?
Junior year for Brooke Winters is supposed to be about change. Sheâs transferring schools, starting fresh, and making plans for college so she can finally leave her hometown, her family, and her past behind.
But all of her dreams are shattered one hot summer afternoon when her mother is arrested for killing Brookeâs abusive father. No one really knows what happened that day, if it was premeditated or self-defense, whether it was right or wrong. And now Brooke and her siblings are on their own.
In a year of firstsâthe first year without parents, first love, first heartbreak, and her first taste of freedomâBrooke must confront the shadow of her familyâs violence and dysfunction, as she struggles to embrace her identity, finds her true place in the world, and learns how to let go.