The Edge of Lost
| The Edge of Lost | |
| Kristina McMorris | |
| Kensington (2015) | |
| Rating: | ★★★★☆ |
| Tags: | Historical, Mystery, Adult |
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From
New York Times
bestselling author Kristina McMorris comes an ambitious and heartrending story of immigrants, deception, and second chances.
On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard’s only daughter—one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island—has gone missing. Tending the warden’s greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl’s whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search’s outcome.
Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world.
Skillfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell—and believe—in order to survive.
“Will grab your heart on page one and won’t let go until the end—and if you’re like me, not even then. I absolutely love this book, and so will you.”
— Sara Gruen, #1
New York Times
bestselling author of *Water for Elephants
*
“Compelling, resonant and deeply moving,
The Edge of Lost
is an absorbing tale of deceit and self-deception, survival and second chances, the ties that bind and the lure of the unknown.”
— Christina Baker Kline, #1
New York Times
bestselling author of *Orphan Train
*
“
In The Edge of Lost
Kristina McMorris takes us on a thrilling ride . . . I found myself thoroughly immersed in her richly evocative settings, just as I was captivated by the pure humanity of her characters. A wonderful read!”
— David Gillham,
New York Times
bestselling author of *City of Women
*
“A beautifully told story about a young man’s journey through adversity and loss with an exhilarating ending that I couldn’t put down and stayed up well past my bedtime to finish.”
— Charles Belfoure,
New York Times
bestselling author of *The Paris Architect
*
“With prose as lyrical as the music woven through its narrative, and boasting impeccably observed historical details,
The Edge of Lost
is a thoroughly mesmerizing novel. I adore everything that Kristina McMorris writes and this book is no exception.”
— Jennifer Robson, international bestselling author of *Somewhere in France
*
“
The Edge of Lost
takes readers on an enthralling journey . . . right up to a tense, edge-of-your-seat ending that left me breathless. An absorbing, addictive read.”
— Beatriz Williams,
New York Times
bestselling author of *The Secret Life of Violet Grant
*
The Pieces We Keep
gripped me from the first page and didn’t let go.”
The Lost Wife
The Soldier’s Wife
The Pieces We Keep
is a compelling tale with memorable characters, written in McMorris’ elegant and captivating prose. I didn’t want this novel to end.”
Call Me Zelda
New York Times
bestselling author of
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews
New York Times
bestselling author of
Whistling in the Dark
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
is a story of loss, triumph, and awakening—and of forgiving those who have injured us the most. I highly recommend this book!”
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Time Between
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
is a novel to savor, and then to share with a friend.”
How to Make an American Quilt
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Violets of March
Bridge of Scarlet Leaves
, a poignant, authentic story of Japanese and American lovers crossed not only by the stars but by the vagaries of war and their own country’s prejudices.”
Publishers Weekly
RT Book Reviews
Letters from Home
is an absorbing debut, combining the emotional power of
The Notebook
with the stirring history and drama of
Saving Private Ryan.
An evocative and compelling storyteller, Kristina McMorris gives us a novel to savor and remember.”
New York Times
bestselling author of
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Booklist
The Historical Novel Reviews
New York Journal of Books
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