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Flying in Place

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Tom Doherty Associates, May 1, 2005 - Fiction - 192 pages
Once in a while, a first novel arrives like a bolt of lightning, commanding attention with an explosion of power, grace, and light. Flying in Place is such a book. As unflinching as The Lovely Bones, as startling as Beloved, it is a work to bear witness--with bravery and compassion--for the experience of millions of readers and their loved ones.
Emma is twelve, a perfectly normal girl, in a perfectly normal home. With a perfectly normal father...who comes into her bedroom every night in the hours before dawn. Emma will do anything to escape. From the visits. From the bodies. From the breathing. Even go walking on the ceiling--which is where Emma meets Ginny, the sister who died before she was born. Ginny, who knows things. Ginny, who can fly....

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I enjoyed the writing style of Emma's comments. - Goodreads
A sad story but a really neat premise. - Goodreads
Palwick's characterization of Emma is well-written. - Goodreads
The characterizations are well done, as always. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Buffy Currens - Goodreads

A compelling read! I enjoyed the writing style of Emma's comments. Read full review

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User Review  - Razz - Goodreads

I read this quickly. I felt is was more of a survival story than science fiction. There was a ghost element but very appropiate to the story. And who's to say under the kind of conditions Emma was ... Read full review

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About the author (2005)

Susan Palwick teaches at the University of Nevada in Reno. FLYING IN PLACE is her first novel.

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