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Gallery Books
February 2015
On Sale: February 3, 2015
Featuring: Tallulah 'Lulu' de Longland; Annabelle Andrews
ISBN: 1476780013
EAN: 9781476780016
Kindle: B00LD1OM36
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Praised as βa tender exploration of friendship, families, and first loveβ (Liane Moriarty, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbandβs Secret), this coming-of-age novel from bestselling author Frances Whiting is equal parts heartwarming, accessible, and thought provoking. βTallulah de Longland,β she said slowly, letting all the Ls in my name loll about lazily in her mouth before passing judgment. βThat,β she announced, βis a serious glamorgeous name.β From the day Annabelle Andrews sashays into her classroom, Tallulah βLuluβ de Longland is bewitched: by Annabelle, by her family, and by their sprawling, crumbling house tumbling down to the river. Their unlikely friendship intensifies through a secret language where they share confidences about their unusual mothers, first loves, and growing up in the small coastal town of Juniper Bay. But the euphoria of youth rarely lasts, and the implosion that destroys their friendship leaves lasting scars and a legacy of self-doubt that haunts Lulu into adulthood. Years later, Lulu is presented with a choice: remain the perpetual good girl who misses out, or finally step out from the shadows and do something extraordinary. And possibly unforgivableβ¦ Itβs not how far you fall, but how high you bounce.
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