My Sunshine Away
My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh is a reprint edition published by Penguin Publishing Group on April 5, 2016. This novel unfolds in the summer of 1989 in a Baton Rouge neighborhood, where the tranquility of cookouts and football fandom is shattered by the violent crime against fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson. As the narrative progresses, the story is told through the eyes of a young boy who grapples with the aftermath of the attack, revealing the hidden secrets and suspicions that emerge within the close-knit community.
Readers will find a blend of coming-of-age elements and a mystery that delves into the impact of childhood experiences on adult life. The book explores themes of family life, memory, and forgiveness, as the narrator reflects on the events that changed his neighborhood forever. With a page count of 352, this edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of growing up and the lingering effects of trauma in a Southern setting.
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In the summer of 1989, a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and passionate football fandom is rocked by a violent crime when fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson—free spirit, track star, and belle of the block—is attacked late one evening near her home.
For such a close-knit community, the suspects are numerous, and the secrets hidden behind each closed door begin to unravel. Even the young teenage boy across the street, our narrator, does not escape suspicion. It is through his eyes, still haunted by heartbreak and guilt many years later, that we begin to piece together the night of Lindy’s attack and its terrible rippling consequences on the once-idyllic community.
Both an enchanting coming-of-age story and a gripping mystery, My Sunshine Away reveals the ways in which our childhoods shape us, and what happens when those childhoods end. Acutely wise and deeply honest, this is an astonishing and page-turning debut about the meaning of family, the power of memory, and our ability to forgive.
Named A Book of the Year by NPR, The Dallas Morning News, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist
An Entertainment Weekly ‘Must List’ Pick
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