SuitabookFriendship, trust and secrets
Rome, Lux and Mercy’s friendship is tested as they conceal difficult personal circumstances and confront a secret that may be dangerous to keep.
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Miranda Asebedo - Author
A friendship-centred magical-realism story combining unusual talents with family hardship, secrets and a search into Cottonwood Hollow’s past.
Cottonwood Hollow, Kansas, is a strange place. For the past century, every girl has been born with a special talent, like the ability to fix any object, heal any wound, or find what is missing. To best friends Rome, Lux, and Mercy, their abilities often feel more like a curse. Rome may be able to fix anything she touches, but that won't help her mom pay rent or make it easier to confide in Lux and Mercy about what's going on at home. Lux's ability to attract any man with a smile has always meant danger. And although Mercy can make enough of whatever is needed, even that won't help when her friendship with Rome and Lux is tested. As Rome struggles to keep her friendships close, she discovers the truth about life in Cottonwood Hollow, that friends are stronger than curses, that trust is worth the risk, and sometimes what you've been looking for has been under your feet the whole time.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA friendship-centred magical-realism story combining unusual talents with family hardship, secrets and a search into Cottonwood Hollow’s past.
Rome, Lux and Mercy’s friendship is tested as they conceal difficult personal circumstances and confront a secret that may be dangerous to keep.
Girls in Cottonwood Hollow inherit unusual talents that are widely understood as curses, while Rome, Lux and Mercy reassess what their abilities mean.
Rome’s mother may struggle to pay rent, while Lux faces abuse at home and hides dangerous secrets; these pressures affect the friends’ lives.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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