The Bright Forever -- Lee Martin

<b>A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community</b> <p/>On 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. <p/> This simple act is at the heart of <i>The Bright Forever</i>, a deeply affecting novel about the choices people make that change their lives forever<i>.</i> Fact, speculation, and contradiction play off one another as the details about Katie's disappearance--and about the townspeople--unfold, creating a fast-paced story that is as gripping as it is richly human. A nuanced portrayal of the complicated give and take among people struggling to maintain their humanity in the shadow of a loss, <i>The Bright Forever </i>is a compelling and emotional tale about the human need to know even the hardest truth.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Lee Martin<br><b>Publisher:</b> Crown Publishing Group<br><b>Published:</b> 04/04/2006<br><b>Pages:</b> 304<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.62lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.03h x 5.16w x 0.81d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780307209863<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>Lee Martin</b> is the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist <i>The Bright Forever</i>; as well as the novels <i>River of Heaven</i> and <i>Quakertown</i>; a story collection, <i> The Least You Need to Know;</i> and two memoirs, <i>From Our House</i> and <i>Turni