The Mysteries

Synopsis

Miggy Brenneman Is A Wild And Reckless Seven-year-old With A Fierce Imagination, Hellbent On Pushing Against The Limits Of Childhood. Ellen Is Polite, Cautious, And Drawn To Her Friend's Bright Flame. While The Adults Around Them Adjust To Unstable Times And Fractured Relationships, The Girls Respond With Increasingly Dangerous Play. When Tragedy Strikes, All The Novel's Characters Grapple With Questions Of Fate And Individual Responsibility, None More So Than Miggy, Who Must Make Sense Of A Swiftly Disappearing Past And A Radically Transformed Future.--publisher's Description.