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My Sunshine Away is an extraordinary debut novel from M O Walsh, a dazzling new literary voice. Welcome to Woodland Hills, Louisiana a place of lush, sweltering summers, neighbourhood cookouts in every backyard and vats of chilled beer under the crepe myrtles. A terrible crime is just about to take place...One day Lindy Simpson cycles home from school and straight into a trap someone is lying in wait for her, a wire strung between lampposts blocking the path. She is raped just yards from her front door. No one sees a thing and the perpetrator is not caught. Her fourteen year old neighbour has cherished a crush on Lindy, the ultimate girl next door, since they were kids. After her assault he becomes determined to solve the crime, investigating each suspect in the neighbourhood.
About the Author
M.O. Walsh was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the author of the story collection The Prospect of Magic, and the novels My Sunshine Away and The Big Door Prize. His stories and essays have appeared the New York Times, Oxford American, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The Southern Review, American Short Fiction, and Best New American Voices, among others. His first novel, MY SUNSHINE AWAY, was a New York Times Bestseller, an Amazon featured Debut, and was named a best book of 2015 by NPR, Kirkus, and Booklist. He currently lives in New Orleans, LA, where he directs the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans. For more info, please visit www.mowalsh.com, join M.O. Walsh on FACEBOOK, or follow him at m_o_walsh on Twitter!
