Waiting on Wednesday (43)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we seriously can’t wait for.

 Here's my pick for the week, that I seriously can't wait for:

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone

by Kat Rosenfield

Publication Date: July 5, 2012

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An arresting un-coming-of-age story, from a breathtaking talent

Becca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. But the discovery of an unidentified dead girl on the side of a dirt road sends the town--and Becca--into a tailspin. Unable to make sense of the violence of the outside world creeping into her backyard, Becca finds herself retreating inward, paralyzed from moving forward for the first time in her life. 

Short chapters detailing the last days of Amelia Anne Richardson's life are intercut with Becca's own summer as the parallel stories of two young women struggling with self-identity and relationships on the edge twist the reader closer and closer to the truth about Amelia's death.

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This just sounds like a fantastic book.  I like the idea of exploring a character who retreats into herself.  this juxtaposes nicely with the assumed insular world Becca lives in.  I usually don't go for murder books, but this is too intriguing to pass up.  And that cover is great, making me want to read it even more!

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