Gleams

By Ananda Rae
Published by Espresso Books
$3.99 Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Feb. 10, 2012
Words: 45,410 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Marian just wants her life back. After a car crash in L.A., she’s been suffering from panic attacks – and her glamorous best friend Liza has been left suspended between life and death in the Institute of Immortal Pursuits.

Extended description

Marian just wants her life back. After a car crash in L.A., she’s been suffering from panic attacks – and her glamorous best friend Liza has been left suspended between life and death in the Institute of Immortal Pursuits

Living in London with “wholesome” boyfriend Cliff, Marian spends her days in bed, unable to face leaving the house. She’s certain that there’s a reason she’s not getting better – there’s something wrong, something she can’t fully remember. After an anonymous invitation arrives in her inbox, she travels back to L.A., hoping to find Alex, the man who she met at a party on the night of the crash, hoping he can help her piece things back together. But as she tries to get to the heart of one mystery, more emerge: who is the woman with the missing breast, and why does she have an apartment full of plants? What is Alex’s research all about?

Rae’s gripping, lyrical prose vividly portrays Marian’s state of mind, and weaves together the past and pr.. (Read more) Marian just wants her life back. After a car crash in L.A., she’s been suffering from panic attacks – and her glamorous best friend Liza has been left suspended between life and death in the Institute of Immortal Pursuits

Living in London with “wholesome” boyfriend Cliff, Marian spends her days in bed, unable to face leaving the house. She’s certain that there’s a reason she’s not getting better – there’s something wrong, something she can’t fully remember. After an anonymous invitation arrives in her inbox, she travels back to L.A., hoping to find Alex, the man who she met at a party on the night of the crash, hoping he can help her piece things back together. But as she tries to get to the heart of one mystery, more emerge: who is the woman with the missing breast, and why does she have an apartment full of plants? What is Alex’s research all about?

Rae’s gripping, lyrical prose vividly portrays Marian’s state of mind, and weaves together the past and present into a narrative that digs deep into life, death, and what it means to be a friend.
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mystery, psychological, los angeles, la, hyperreal

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