Every Now and Then

A Novel

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Pub Date 06 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 22 Sep 2020

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For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and This Tender Land comes a heartfelt story about three young girls searching for adventure during the summer of 1960 from the New York Times bestselling author of Whistling in the Dark.

That summer would change us . . . forever.

The summer of 1960 was the hottest ever for Summit, Wisconsin. For kids seeking relief from the heat, there was a creek to be swum in, sprinklers to run through, and ice cream at Whitcomb's Drugstore. But for Frankie, Viv, and Biz, eleven-year-old best friends, it would forever be remembered as the summer that evil paid a visit to their small town--and took their young lives as they'd known them as a souvenir.

With a to-do list in hand, the girls set forth from their hideout to make their mark on that summer, but when three patients escape from Broadhurst Mental Institution, their idyllic lives take a sinister turn. Determined to uncover long-held secrets, the girls have no idea that what they discover could cost them their lives and the ones they hold dear.

Six decades later, Biz, now a bestselling novelist, remembers that long ago summer and how it still haunts her and her lifelong friends in Every Now and Then, a story about the ties that bind us, the timelessness of grief and guilt--and the everlasting hope for redemption.
For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and This Tender Land comes a heartfelt story about three young girls searching for adventure during the summer of 1960 from the New York Times bestselling author...

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“Every now and then”, an author comes along who becomes the standard by which you judge others. Lesley Kagen can’t be defined by a simple genre...there is nothing simple about her talent, or the incredible tales she weaves. At first glance, Kagen’s ‘Every Now and Then’ may appear to be a lighthearted coming of age tale, but don’t mistake the light feel for fluff.. There is something here for everyone, as in Kagen’s characteristic style, heavy issues are deftly interwoven in a quick-paced story that is both poignant and totally engaging. Racism and mental health are weighty subjects, but in the skilled hands of this author, this story flows. When you get a great story, action, meaningfulness, “real” characters, atmosphere...all intertwined without once bogging down...that is excellence.

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