The Bright Forever - Lee Martin

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - A cleanly written [and] artful... page-turner (San Francisco Chronicle) about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community nCompelling... both harrowing and deeply felt.--New York Daily News n nOn an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. n nThis simple act is at the heart of The Bright Forever, a suspenseful, moving novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever. Playing fact, speculation, and contradiction off one another as the details unfold, Lee Martin creates a fast-paced story that's as gripping as it is richly human. His beautiful, clear-eyed, spartan prose builds to an extremely nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of loss. n nMemorable for its perceptions and power, The Bright Forever is a captivating and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truths.n