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In 1947, with her jovial stepfather Joe back from the war and family life returning to normal, teenage Evie, smitten by the handsome young ex-GI who seems to have a secret hold on Joe, finds herself caught in a complicated web of lies whose devastating outcomes change her life and that of her family forever. Family problems. Coming-of-age story. Bildungsromans. Thriller. AR 4.1. Follett RL 5.5. National Book Award Winner 2008. | |