The edge of lost
(Book)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2015].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780758281180, 0758281188
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 21 cm
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Published
New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2015].
Language
English
ISBN
9780758281180, 0758281188
Notes
General Note
"A novel" -- Cover.
General Note
Includes discussion questions.
General Note
Includes author Q&A.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references in author's note.
Description
On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome. Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world. Skillfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell--and believe--in order to survive.
Subjects
LC Subjects
California -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Fiction.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Immigrants -- Fiction.
Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Prisoners -- Fiction.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McMorris, K. (2015). The edge of lost . Kensington Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMorris, Kristina. 2015. The Edge of Lost. New York, NY: Kensington Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McMorris, Kristina. The Edge of Lost New York, NY: Kensington Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McMorris, Kristina. The Edge of Lost Kensington Books, 2015.
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