The Half Life of Molly Pierce

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You live and you remember.

Me, I live and I forget.

But nownow I am remembering.

For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like shes missed bits and pieces of her life. Her memory is perforated with holes and gaps. But then a horrible accident changes everything.

Now shes starting to remember her own disturbing secrets. And bit by bit, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have ledand the love she cant let go of.

Both an intricately woven psychological mystery and a profound coming-of-age story, The Half Life of Molly Pierce is the first novel from a talented young author who Publishers Weekly said, in a starred review, introduces a fierce new presence.

Reviews

"Introduces a fierce new presence." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A fascinating debut . . . something original indeed. Readers will absolutely need to know the end of this unique inward-facing mystery." -- ALA Booklist

"A fast-moving thriller . . . relentless." -- Kirkus Reviews

"Possibly the most thrilling, suspenseful, and mysterious book of 2014 . . A must-read that should be read in book clubs worldwide. 5 out of 5 bright, beautiful stars." -- Teenreads.com

"A smart, seductive page turner, deeply felt and full of surprises." -- Madeleine George, author of The Difference Between You and Me

"Unfolds its careful origami slowly and hypnotically, taking on one shape after another before finally revealing itself as something stranger and more beautiful than I'd anticipated. A moving, expertly wrought story that will keep surprising you past the last page." -- Bennet Madison, author of September Girls

"The race to uncover Molly's truth will keep readers turning pages." -- School Library Journal

"A Tilt-A-Whirl of a first novel, a breathtaking thrill ride that takes you in one direction and then spins you off in another, over and over, keeping you guessing with every turn of the page." -- Michael Thomas Ford, author of Suicide Notes

Author Bio

Katrina Leno grew up in Connecticut and spent her childhood summers by the shore in Massachusetts, where The Half Life of Molly Pierce takes place. Katrina was first published at the age of sixteen in the Connecticut Review and now holds an MFA in creative writing. This is her first novel.