Burnt River (39 page)
Authors: Karin Salvalaggio
“Try to sleep now.”
Macy closed her eyes and focused on her breathing. She counted in her head. Her eyes fluttered open then shut again. Her whole body shuddered. She finally let go. She finally slept.
KARIN SALVALAGGIO
received and MA in creative writing from Birkbeck at the University of London. Born in West Virginia and raised in an Air Force family, she grew up on a number of military bases around the United States. She now lives in London with her two children.
Burnt River
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Contents
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
BURNT RIVER.
Copyright © 2015 by Karin Salvalaggio Ltd. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Cover design and photographic illustration by David Baldeosingh Rotstein
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The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-04619-2 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-4668-4633-3 (e-book)
eISBN 9781466846333
First Edition: May 2015