My Sunshine Away

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A lonely teenager, a neighbourhood full of secrets and a terrible, unsolved crime in the height of Louisiana's midsummer heat 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 across 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 loved Lindy from afar since they were kids. He begins investigating neighbourhood 'suspects', determined to solve the crime. But before the long, hot summer is out, he will learn that the white picket fences of his hometown conceal a tangled web of darkness.

Reviews

Try and restrain yourself from flying through the pages of this wonderful novel. Savour this lush Louisiana mystery, vivid colors and scents, treetops and grasses... The last page is as satisfying as the first. -- Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of 'The Help'
Gripping and wonderful, vivid and brilliant. I loved it * Emma Healey, bestselling author of 'Elizabeth is Missing' *
I can't praise it enough. My Sunshine Away is realism at its finest, a page-turner about love, obsession, and pain. Beautiful, memorable, remarkable. -- Anne Rice, bestselling author of 'Prince Lestat'
Insightful and enthralling, it maintains its suspense throughout * Daily Mail *
Sure to be a breakout debut... This stunning and gracefully written debut is a total page-turner until the very end * Entertainment Weekly *
A rich, unexpected book... My Sunshine Away is a Southern novel in the tradition of Styron, Welty, Conroy and Faulkner, its lush landscapes and sweltering days rising fragrant and full from the page. * Chicago Tribune *
It's beautifully written and almost impossible to put down * Buzzfeed *
This compelling coming-of-ages story is skilfully told, and explores the failings of children and adults alike with compassion * Financial Times *

Author Bio

M. O. Walsh grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He has written for Oxford American and The New York Times and his stories have been anthologized in Best New American Voices and Bar Stories. He currently teaches English at the University of New Orleans. My Sunshine Away is his first novel.