Hold Still A Novel
Hold Still A Novel by Lynn Steger Strong, published by National Geographic Books on March 21, 2017, is a reprint edition comprising 224 pages. This novel presents a family portrait that delves into the complexities of a mother’s love through the experiences of Maya Taylor, an English professor, and her daughter Ellie. As Ellie is sent to Florida to care for a friend’s child, her journey takes a turn when she makes a life-altering mistake, prompting a deep exploration of their strained relationship across two timelines.
Readers will find a narrative that examines the themes of culpability and the intricacies of familial bonds. The story unfolds as both Maya and Ellie confront their differences and unsettling similarities in the aftermath of the catastrophe. With a focus on psychological insight and precise plotting, Hold Still captures the emotional weight of their experiences, inviting reflection on the nature of love and forgiveness. This edition is available in English and features dimensions of 8.3 inches in height and 5.5 inches in length.
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A “wildly evocative” (Elle.com) family portrait that explores the depths and limits of a mother’s love.
When Maya Taylor, an English professor with a tendency to hide in her books, sends her daughter to Florida to look after a friend’s child, she does so with the best of intentions; it’s a chance for Ellie, twenty and spiraling, to rebuild her life. But in the sprawling hours of one humid afternoon, Ellie makes a mistake she cannot take back. In two separate timelines—before and after the catastrophe—Maya and Ellie must try to repair their fractured relationship and find a way to transcend not only their differences but also their more troubling similarities. “[Melding] psychological insight, precise plotting and limpid prose” (Huffington Post), Lynn Steger Strong traces the anatomy of a mistake and the weight of culpability. Hold Still marks a taut and propulsive debut that “builds to a perfect crescendo, an ending that is both surprising and true” (Marcy Dermansky, author of The Red Car).
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