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Pray for the girl, Joseph Souza ; narrated by Sarah Borges

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fiction

Pray for the girl

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Joseph Souza ; narrated by Sarah Borges

Lucy Abbott never pictured herself coming back to Fawn Grove, Maine. Yet after serving time in Afghanistan, then years spent as a sous chef in New York, she's realised her only hope of moving on from the past involves facing it again. But Fawn Grove has changed. Lucy's sister, Wendy, is eager to help her adapt, almost stifling her with concern. At the local diner, Lucy is an exotic curiosity - much like the refugees who've arrived in recent years. When a 15-year-old Muslim girl is found murdered along the banks of the river, difficult memories of Lucy's time overseas come flooding back. At first glance, the tragedy looks like an honour killing. But the more Lucy learns about her old hometown, the less certain that seems. When another teen is found dead in a cornfield, Lucy must confront a truth more brutal than she could have imagined, in the last place she expected it

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