Description:

On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie. Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the flat plains of Indiana, sets out on her bicycle to return some library books. This simple acts at the heart of "The Bright Forever, a suspensful, deeply affecting novel that is a compelling mix of fact, speculation, and contradiction that shows the human need to know even the hardest truth. Reminiscent of books such as "The Lovely Bones, "Mystic River, and "Winesburg. "Ohio, but most memorable for its own perceptions and power. "The Bright Forever is a gripping, fast-paced story that is starling in its revelations.