Light from a Distant Star: A Novel

Light from a Distant Star: A Novel

Light from a Distant Star is a gripping coming-of-age story with a brutal murder at its heart and a heroine as unforgettable as Harper Leeâ€™s "Scout."

It is early summer and Nellie Peck is on the cusp of adolescence â€“ gangly, awkward, full of questions, but keenly observant and wiser than many of the adults in her life. The person she most admires is her father, Benjamin, a man of great integrity. His familyâ€™s century old hardware store is failing and Nellieâ€™s mother has had to go back to work. Nellieâ€™s older half-sister has launched a disturbing search for her birth father. Often saddled through the long, hot days with her timid younger brother, Henry, Nellie is determined to toughen him up. And herself as well.

Three strangers enter Nellieâ€™s protected life. Brooding Max Devaney is an ex-con who works in her surly grandfatherâ€™s junkyard. Reckless Bucky Saltonstall has just arrived from New York City to live with his elderly grandparents. And pretty Dolly Bedelia is a young stripper who rents the familyâ€™s small, rear apartment and becomes the titillating focus of Nellieâ€™s eavesdropping.

When violence erupts in the lovely Peck house, the prime suspect seems obvious. Nellie knows who the real murderer is, but is soon silenced by fear and the threat of scandal. The truth, as she sees it, is shocking and unthinkable, and with everyoneâ€™s eyes riveted on her in the courtroom, Nellie finds herself seized with doubt.

No one will listen. No one believes her, and a manâ€™s life hangs in the balance. A stunning evocation of innocence lost, Light from a Distant Star stands as an incredibly moving and powerful novel from one of America's finest writers.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-07-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307451880

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2012-07-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780307451880

Light from a Distant Star: A Novel

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