Z Egloff creates a rich, inclusive world and a heroine who's one of the most endearingly fallible characters I've met in a long time."?Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home " Verge has heart and wit and intelligence."?Emma Donoghue, author of Room Praise for Z Egloff's debut novel, Verge: Leap is an accomplished follow-up to her first novel, Verge, which won the Bywater Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award. Catherine steals her heart, Danny falls out with her, and when Ben crashes the family car, the family secrets come tumbling out.Īll of a sudden, Rowan has a stark choice?is she going to grow up or give up? Just when she thinks she's got it all worked out, everything turns on its head. And Catherine, the new girl in their small Ohio town, rubs her the wrong way. Her best friend Danny is in love with her. Rowan's older brother Ben is smoking too much dope. But in between there's a yawning gulf?the last carefree summer vacation. Rowan grows and learns more in one summer than a lot of us do in years, which is what made Leap an enjoyable read” ? Liberty Press, June 2013 ?a heartfelt coming-of-age story worth a read.
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