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New Avalon in Bloomington, MN
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From
USA Today
bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes an extraordinary novel that "will leave its mark on your heart" (Benjamin Percy).
In a small Pennsylvania town, one of the most famous women in history - a woman who the world has believed dead for almost two decades - is dying. John Chambers walked away from his life eighteen years ago to become the woman's bodyguard. He gave up everything - including the woman he loved - because he believed that was his destiny. But destiny has other ideas. In the tradition of
Bright Lights, Big City
and
A Prayer For the Dying
,
New Avalon
is Robert Swartwood's finest work yet.
Praise for New Avalon
:
"New Avalon is a suspenseful examination of love, loyalty, and identity that gathers steadily in tension and will leave its mark on your heart."
-Benjamin Percy, bestselling author of
The Wilding
Red Moon
"Like middle-period Hitchcock, New Avalon opens sedately, slowly revealing an off-kilter world based on the most precarious secrets. Using a sneaky second-person, Robert Swartwood has crafted a satisfying revenge tragedy about identity and destiny."
-Stewart O'Nan, bestselling author of
The Good Wife
Last Night At The Lobster
USA Today
bestselling author Robert Swartwood comes an extraordinary novel that "will leave its mark on your heart" (Benjamin Percy).
In a small Pennsylvania town, one of the most famous women in history - a woman who the world has believed dead for almost two decades - is dying. John Chambers walked away from his life eighteen years ago to become the woman's bodyguard. He gave up everything - including the woman he loved - because he believed that was his destiny. But destiny has other ideas. In the tradition of
Bright Lights, Big City
and
A Prayer For the Dying
,
New Avalon
is Robert Swartwood's finest work yet.
Praise for New Avalon
:
"New Avalon is a suspenseful examination of love, loyalty, and identity that gathers steadily in tension and will leave its mark on your heart."
-Benjamin Percy, bestselling author of
The Wilding
Red Moon
"Like middle-period Hitchcock, New Avalon opens sedately, slowly revealing an off-kilter world based on the most precarious secrets. Using a sneaky second-person, Robert Swartwood has crafted a satisfying revenge tragedy about identity and destiny."
-Stewart O'Nan, bestselling author of
The Good Wife
Last Night At The Lobster