Description: Lucky Brilliant is a captivating book about family, friendship, first love, and loss. The novel is perfect for young adults who like mystery-driven dramas.
Brief description: Maureen Sherbondy is an award-winning writer whose short stories have appeared in The Stone Canoe, The North Carolina Literary Review, The Cortland Review, and other journals. The Slow Vanishing is her short story collection. She has also published nine poetry books. Maureen lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her writer husband and her cat Lola.
Review Quotes:
"...a deftly crafted and fully engaging read." -Midwest Book Review
"Maureen Sherbondy's intriguing coming-of-age tale, Lucky Brilliant, is an entrancing page-turner." -Lisa Williams Kline, author of One Week of You, Writer Before Your Eyes
"...perfectly captures teen anger, confusion, and alienation in a fast-paced story of loss and longing." -Nancy Young, author of Sensing Things
"Beautifully written with a strong plot and characters that are flawed but very easy to connect with." -TBHonest