Caitlin Davies will have listeners savoring the details of a peaceful New Hampshire maple sugar farm, where 17-year-old Owl, who is partially deaf, lives with her adoptive aunt and uncle. Davies interjects tension and fear when Cody, a neighbor's son, appears suddenly and startlingly to help with the sugaring. A letter from Owl's father that announces his release from prison also heightens her alertness. Davies's renditions of dialogue are emotionally strong as she delivers the protective comfort of Owl's loving uncle, the brusqueness of Cody, and, later, his tenderness. Near the end, a murder occurs, and the audiobook spikes with new drama. Tension mounts with Davies's portrayal of a merciless villain. Themes of first love, treacherous personal histories, and broken trust are tightly woven. S.W. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
ITW Thriller Award Finalist
A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss-with a dash of thrilling mystery-for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers.
Owl has always been her freest self in the mountains, tracking, hiking, and exploring the steep forested acres of her aunt and uncle's maple sugar farm. They never speak of the childhood tragedy that left her partially deaf and sent her father to jail. All Owl wants is to stay safe at the farm, her favorite place in the world, her refuge from those who would treat her differently.
Owl's sheltered existence is blown wide open by Cody-the magnetic, dangerous young man hired to help with the season's sugaring off. Cody seems to see the real her, to look past her hearing loss in a way no one else does. Together, they find comfort in their similarities and exhilaration in their differences, and risk a romance their families are desperate to stop.
¿But then Owl hears her father will be released from prison, and a seemingly motiveless murder shakes the foundations of her small town. When the crime draws all eyes to Cody, Owl realized he is in far more serious trouble than anyone knows-and it's followed him to her mountain.
ITW Thriller Award Finalist
A dazzling and evocative novel about love and loss-with a dash of thrilling mystery-for fans of Mindy McGinnis and Courtney Summers.
Owl has always been her freest self in the mountains, tracking, hiking, and exploring the steep forested acres of her aunt and uncle's maple sugar farm. They never speak of the childhood tragedy that left her partially deaf and sent her father to jail. All Owl wants is to stay safe at the farm, her favorite place in the world, her refuge from those who would treat her differently.
Owl's sheltered existence is blown wide open by Cody-the magnetic, dangerous young man hired to help with the season's sugaring off. Cody seems to see the real her, to look past her hearing loss in a way no one else does. Together, they find comfort in their similarities and exhilaration in their differences, and risk a romance their families are desperate to stop.
¿But then Owl hears her father will be released from prison, and a seemingly motiveless murder shakes the foundations of her small town. When the crime draws all eyes to Cody, Owl realized he is in far more serious trouble than anyone knows-and it's followed him to her mountain.
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Product Details
BN ID: | 2940175105446 |
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Publisher: | Hachette Audio |
Publication date: | 11/01/2022 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |