Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah Summary
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Before Kristin Hannah's blockbuster "The Nightingale," she crafted this emotional gem about a feral child emerging from the Olympic forest. Bestselling author Lisa Gardner couldn't put it down, reading half in one sitting. What dark secrets lie behind a child's silence?
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When the Wild Meets the Wounded
In the quiet logging town of Rain Valley, nestled between the Olympic National Forest and the Pacific Ocean, a mysterious child appears one ordinary afternoon. Moving on all fours with impossible agility and clutching a wolf pup, this wild girl drops from a tree and into the lives of two estranged sisters. For Dr. Julia Cates, a psychiatrist whose reputation lies in tatters after her patient killed four children at a church, this strange child represents both a professional challenge and a chance at personal redemption. For her sister Ellie, the town's police chief and former homecoming queen, the girl becomes a reminder of the bonds that connect them beneath years of distance and difference. The child - severely malnourished, covered in scars, and unable to speak - carries secrets from the forest that will transform everyone she encounters. In this twilight space between civilization and wilderness, between trauma and healing, something magical begins to happen as the broken pieces of multiple lives slowly find their way back together.
The Silent Language of Survival and Finding Voice
Hearts Healing in Rain Valley
When the Past Returns
Into the Dark Forest of Truth
When Love Makes Impossible Choices
Where Healing Becomes Whole
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