{"product_id":"my-sunshine-away-paperback","title":"My Sunshine Away - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. O. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tantalizing mystery and a tender coming-of-age story...Unputdownable.\"--Oprah.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1989, a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and passionate football fandom is rocked by a violent crime when fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson--free spirit, track star, and belle of the block--is attacked late one evening near her home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor such a close-knit community, the suspects are numerous, and the secrets hidden behind each closed door begin to unravel. Even the young teenage boy across the street, our narrator, does not escape suspicion. It is through his eyes, still haunted by heartbreak and guilt many years later, that we begin to piece together the night of Lindy's attack and its terrible rippling consequences on the once-idyllic community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth an enchanting coming-of-age story and a gripping mystery, \u003ci\u003eMy Sunshine Away \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the ways in which our childhoods shape us, and what happens when those childhoods end. Acutely wise and deeply honest, this is an astonishing and page-turning debut about the meaning of family, the power of memory, and our ability to forgive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed A Book of the Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 'Must List' Pick \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM.O. Walsh\u003c\/b\u003e's fiction and essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Oxford American, The Southern Review, American Short Fiction, Epoch, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest New American Voices, \u003c\/i\u003e among others. He is a graduate of the MFA program at the University of Mississippi and is currently the director of the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans, where he lives and works, happily, with his wife and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687527649343,"sku":"9780425278109","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/14f07e06d92a8aeca9f46230653193d3.webp?v=1764978912","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/my-sunshine-away-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}