Wonder Valley

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When a teenager runs away from his father's mysterious commune, he sets in motion a domino effect that connects a cast of six characters who narrate Wonder Valley.

There's Ren, just out of juvie, who travels to L.A. in search of his mother. There's Owen and James, teenage twins who live in a desert commune where their father, a self-proclaimed healer, holds a powerful sway over his disciples. There's Britt, who shows up at the commune harbouring a dark secret. There's Tony, a bored and unhappy lawyer. And there's Blake, a drifter hiding in the desert, doing his best to fight off his most violent instincts.

Their lies will all intertwine and come crashing together in a shocking way, one that could only happen in this enchanting, dangerous city,

'Destined to be a classic L.A. novel.' Michael Connelly, #1 New York Timesbestselling author

Author Bio

Ivy Pochoda is a novelist and writer, previously a world ranked squash player. Her novelVisitation Streetwas chosen as an Amazon Best Book of 2013 and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and won the 2018 Strand Critics Award for Best Novel.

She has written for a number of outlets includingThe New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,The Los Angeles Times,The Los Angeles Review of BooksandThe Huffington Post. She teaches creative writing at the Lamp Arts Studio in Skid Row.