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Our Little World

A Novel

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Our Little World

By: Karen Winn
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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"I was intrigued by Our Little World from the chilling first paragraph. It's a coming-of-age novel complicated by a tragic and untimely death, and it's also a novel about two sisters you will never forget. I fell in love with the confidence of the writing and the colorful nostalgia of the mid-'80s details. Our Little World will transport and transfix you."—Elin Hilderbrand

July 1985. It’s a normal, sweltering New Jersey summer for soon-to-be seventh grader Bee Kocsis. Her thoughts center only on sunny days spent at Deer Chase Lake, on evenings chasing fireflies around her cul-de-sac with the neighborhood kids, and on Max, the boy who just moved in across the street. There's also the burgeoning worry that she'll never be as special as her younger sister, Audrina, who seems to effortlessly dazzle wherever she goes.

But when Max’s little sister, Sally, goes missing at the lake, Bee’s long-held illusion of stability is shattered in an instant. As the families in her close-knit community turn inward, suspicious and protective, things in Bee’s own home become increasingly strained, most of all with Audrina, when a shameful secret surfaces. With everything changed, Bee and Audrina’s already-fraught sisterhood is pushed to the limit as they grow up—and apart—in the wake of an innocence lost too soon.

Perfect for readers of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You, Our Little World is a powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story that examines the complicated bond of sisterhood, the corrosive power of envy, and how the traumas of our youths can shape our identities for a lifetime. Coming of Age Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Family Life Genre Fiction Women's Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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I found this to be a very boring book and I’m annoyed I listened to the whole thing.

Too simple and long

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I don’t have a sister but if I did, I can imagine this story would reflect many aspects of that particular relationship. Lovely story, well written and worth your time.

Sweet insight into sisters

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This book has so much going on and is told from one of the young sisters.

I will not spoil it but it was well told, well written and you feel like you are in this small town and in the family.

Small town-trauma in the 80s

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Very boring. Simplistic writing. Practically no plot ant I need to say more in order to have review accepted. Just bad

Like a boring Lifetime movie

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