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One Breath Away
by Heather Gudenkauf
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0778313654
- ISBN 13
- 9780778313656
- Seller
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
MIRA, June 2012. Trade . Good. Good Softcover. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers, including bending. Spine has creasing and rubbing with a small tear on end. Name on half-title page. A few pages have a small tear and/or creasing. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
Synopsis
In her most emotionally charged novel to date, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf explores the unspoken events that shape a community, the ties between parents and their children and how the fragile normalcy of our everyday life is so easily shattered. In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom. Outside the school, the town of Broken Branch watches and waits. Officer Meg Barrett holds the responsibility for the town's children in her hands. Will Thwaite, reluctantly entrusted with the care of his two grandchildren by the daughter who left home years earlier, stands by helplessly and wonders if he has failed his child again. Trapped in her classroom, Evelyn Oliver watches for an opportunity to rescue the children in her care. And thirteen-year-old Augie Baker, already struggling with the aftermath of a terrible accident that has brought her to Broken Branch, will risk her own safety to protect her little brother. As tension mounts with each passing minute, the hidden fears and grudges of the small town are revealed as the people of Broken Branch race to uncover the identity of the stranger who holds their children hostage.
Reviews
On Jun 27 2012, BayShore Books LLC said:
One Breath Away is the third novel by Heather Gudenkauf, and it may be the best yet! During a spring snowstorm an armed man holds a small town classroom hostage leaving us anxious to discover who and why. Written through the view point of five different characters add an element of drama and tension since the reader holds more knowledge than each character. This fast paced novel is highly recommended
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Details
- Bookseller
- Jane Addams Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 194365
- Title
- One Breath Away
- Author
- Heather Gudenkauf
- Format/Binding
- Trade
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Unknown
- ISBN 10
- 0778313654
- ISBN 13
- 9780778313656
- Publisher
- MIRA
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- June 2012
- Pages
- 384
Terms of Sale
Jane Addams Book Shop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
Biblio member since 2010
Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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