The Stars at Oktober Bend
A powerful, captivating story about Alice, who is reaching out to express herself through her beautiful-broken words, and Manny who is running to escape his past. When they meet they find the tender beginnings of love and healing. Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as...
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A powerful, captivating story about Alice, who is reaching out to express herself through her beautiful-broken words, and Manny who is running to escape his past. When they meet they find the tender beginnings of love and healing. Alice is fifteen, with hair as red as fire and skin as pale as bone, but something inside her is broken. She has acquired brain injury, the resu
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781743315897
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
I want to keep this review as simple, direct, and quick. For me, things the book surely isn't. I found it complex, flowery, and draggy. Honestly, it took me months to finish this book. I started reading a third of the book then took a long break after that and finished it after a few months later...