When her only sister suddenly dies, Dana Carlson is drawn back to the small Minnesota town she'd turned her back on years before. When she gets there, she discovers that Black Bear has changed, and so have the people in it. Julie's left behind a shattered teenaged daughter and a mystery - what killed her may be killing others, too. Why is no one talking about it? Dana soon finds herself struggling to uncover the truth, but no one wants to hear it, included Peyton, who can't forgive her aunt for her absence all these years. Dana had left to protect her own secrets, but Black Bear has a secret of its own - one that could tear Dana's life, her family, and the whole town apart. In this stunning novel of redemption, regret, and the complex ties of familial love, critically acclaimed author Carla Buckley examines the truths people keep hidden, and those they fight to expose.
"When her only sister suddenly dies, Dana Carlson is drawn back to the small Minnesota town she'd turned her back on years before. When she gets there, she discovers that Black Bear has changed, and so have the people in it. Julie's left behind a shattered teenaged daughter and a mystery - what killed her may be killing others, too. Why is no one talking about it? Dana soon finds herself struggling to uncover the truth, but no one wants to hear it, included Peyton, who can't forgive her aunt for her absence all these years. Dana had left to protect her own secrets, but Black Bear has a secret of its own - one that could tear Dana's life, her family, and the whole town apart. In this stunning novel of redemption, regret, and the complex ties of familial love, critically acclaimed author Carla Buckley examines the truths people keep hidden, and those they fight to expose."@en
"When her only sister suddenly dies, Dana Carlson is drawn back to the small Minnesota town she'd turned her back on years before. When she gets there, she discovers that Black Bear has changed, and so have the people in it. Julie's left behind a shattered teenaged daughter and a mystery - what killed her may be killing others, too. Why is no one talking about it? Dana soon finds herself struggling to uncover the truth, but no one wants to hear it, included Peyton, who can't forgive her aunt for her absence all these years. Dana had left to protect her own secrets, but Black Bear has a secret of its own - one that could tear Dana's life, her family, and the whole town apart. In this stunning novel of redemption, regret, and the complex ties of familial love, critically acclaimed author Carla Buckley examines the truths people keep hidden, and those they fight to expose."
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"Growing up in the small town of Black Bear, Dana and her older sister Julie are inseparable - until a devastating secret compels Dana to flee from home. Years later, when she receives the news that Julie is seriously ill, Dana knows that it is time to return. But she arrives too late... Julie has left behind a shattered teenage daughter and a mystery - what killed Julie may be killing others too. Dana struggles to uncover the truth, but no one wants to hear it, including her niece, who won't forgive her aunt's long absence. Dana left her hometown to protect her secrets, but Black Bear has a secret of its own - one that could tear apart Dana's life, her family and the town itself..."
"Returning to the Minnesota hometown she fled years earlier in the wake of a devastating secret, Dana mournfully attends her beloved sister's funeral and cares for her teenage niece while exposing the truth about a devastating affliction that is putting the entire community at risk."
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