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From award-winning author Anne Valente comes this poignant and unforgettable literary novel of two estranged sisters--one, a former racecar driver and the other a recently-released prisoner--who embark on a road trip together to complete the scavenger hunt their mother designed for them before her death.When Billie is released from a correctional facility in Decatur, her sister Rhiannon is there to meet her, even though the two haven't seen each other in months. Painful secrets and numerous unspoken betrayals linger between them--but most agonizing is the sudden passing of their mother, a renowned paleontologist. Rhiannon and Billie must overcome their differences as they set off on a road trip west, following the breadcrumb-trail of their late mother's scavenger hunt, a sort of second funeral she planned in her final days.
About the Author
Anne Valente is the author of the debut novel, Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down (Willam Morrow/HarperCollins, 2016) , and the short story collection, By Light We Knew Our Names (Dzanc Books, 2014) . She is also the author of the fiction chapbook, An Elegy for Mathematics (Bull City Press, 2017) . Her short stories appear in One Story, The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review and The Chicago Tribune, and her essays appear in The Believer and The Washington Post. Originally from St. Louis, she teaches creative writing and literature at Hamilton College.
