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In the first line of Ocean State, we learn that a high school student was murdered, and we find out who did it. The story that unfolds from there with incredible momentum is thus one of the buildup to and fallout from the murder, told through the alternating perspectives of the four women at its heart. The murderer Angel, her mother Carol, and the victim Birdy, all come alive on the page as they converge in a climax both tragic and inevitable. Watching over it all is the retrospective testimony of Angel’s younger sister, Marie.

A tender coming-of-age novel about a young woman haunted by her sister’s death, who starts to believe that her beloved sibling has returned to her—in the form of a ghost fish. Perfect for fans of Sweetbitter and Our Wives Under the Sea. Alison is mired in loneliness and grief. Freshly...

Aurora es una artista libre e impulsiva que vive rodeada de velas en un precioso estudio frente a la playa de un pequeño pueblo al sur de California. Adora las piedras naturales, los gatos y andar descalza contemplando el cielo nocturno. Pero todo da un vuelco el día que descubre que le quedan pocos meses de vida y, por si fuera poco, que su chico le ha sido infiel.