Slow Dance in Purgatory

Slow Dance in Purgatory - Paperback

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Slow Dance in Purgatory

Slow Dance in Purgatory - Paperback

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Book Overview

by Amy Harmon (Author)

The hallways are empty, the school day long over, the din of lockers and youthful laughter have dissolved into silence. It's as if the very walls are waiting. And then through the intercom a song starts to crackle, the soundtrack of a forgotten life. And the band begins to sing - "Lovely Maggie falls for Johnny, a boy no one else can see. Heartthrob Johnny, 50s bad boy, trapped for eternity. Lonely boy and lonely girl, unsolved mystery. Maggie and Johnny, only highschool sweethearts, because Johnny can't ever leave. Do wop, Do wop....." In 1958, a rumble goes down outside the brand new high school in Honeyville, Texas. Chaos ensues, a life is lost, and Johnny Kinross disappears. But in 2010, someone finds him. Orphaned at the age of ten, 17-year-old Maggie O'Bannon finally finds a permanent home with her elderly aunt in a small Texas town. Working part-time as a school janitor, she becomes enmeshed in a fifty-year-old tragedy where nothing is as it seems and the boy of her dreams might vanish when the bell rings. This volatile and mismatched romance is doomed from its start, as Maggie struggles to hold on to yet another person she is destined to lose. Secret love and hushed affection are threatened by outside forces, resulting in a desperate race to keep a secret no one would understand. Deeply romantic, funny and tender, Slow Dance in Purgatory captures the heartache of a love story where a happy ending might be decades too late.

Author Biography

Amy Harmon is a former teacher and mother of four. Her love of young adult literature has inspired her writing. Growing up with no television in the middle of wheat fields gave her plenty of time to read and write. She has authored two novels and has just released "Prom Night in Purgatory," the sequel to "Slow Dance in Purgatory."

Number of Pages: 232
Dimensions: 0.49 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: April 02, 2012
ISBN9781475043808
Author Amy Harmon
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreChildren
FormatPaperback
PublishedApril 2012
LanguageENG- English
Pages232
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceKids and Teens & young adults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Amy Harmon

Amy Harmon is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels. Her books are now being published in 13 languages around the globe. She knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story.

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