Lovely, Dark and Deep

Amy McNamara

Simon and Schuster, Oct 16, 2012 - Juvenile Fiction - 352 pages

The “quiet emergence from despair rings true” (Kirkus Reviews) in this resonant debut novel about retreating from the world after losing everything.

Wren Wells is hiding out. Though she lived through the accident that killed her boyfriend Patrick, the girl she used to be didn’t survive. Instead of heading off to college as planned, Wren retreats to her father’s studio in the northern woods of Maine. All she wants is a little quiet, a place where she can be in control.

Then she meets Cal Owen. Dealing with his own troubles, Cal is hiding out too. When the chemistry between them threatens to pull Wren from her hard-won exile, Wren has to choose: risk opening her broken heart to the world again, or join the ghosts who haunt her.

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User Review  - RussianLoveMachine - LibraryThing

Unfortunately, there is nothing lovely, dark or deep about this book. I have to admit, I picked it up because I thought the cover was beautiful. I know, I know... but I was hoping the content would ...

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User Review  - Letstalkbooks - LibraryThing

Amy McNamara's first novel Lovely, Dark and Deep is an emotional tale of a young girl's darkest hour following the tragic death of her high school boyfriend. Now a recluse in the northern reaches of ...

Contents

• Section 1: 1
• Section 2: 6
• Section 3: 10
• Section 4: 16
• Section 5: 26
• Section 6: 29
• Section 7: 42
• Section 8: 45
• Section 9: 53
• Section 10: 56
• Section 11: 69
• Section 12: 81
• Section 13: 85
• Section 14: 94
• Section 15: 99
• Section 16: 103
• Section 17: 110
• Section 18: 118
• Section 19: 132
• Section 20: 145
• Section 21: 150
• Section 22: 154
• Section 23: 168
• Section 24: 176
• Section 25: 181
• Section 26: 189
• Section 27: 201
• Section 28: 205
• Section 29: 217
• Section 30: 234
• Section 31: 240
• Section 32: 248
• Section 33: 249
• Section 34: 258
• Section 35: 261
• Section 36: 268
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• Section 40: 292
• Section 41: 300
• Section 42: 314
• Section 43: 319
• Section 44: 322
• Section 45: 332
• Section 46: 340
• Section 47: 344

About the author

Amy McNamara has an MFA in poetry from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. Lovely, Dark and Deep is her first novel and an ABC New Voices Pick. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. Visit her at AmyMcNamara.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Lovely, Dark and Deep
• Author: Amy McNamara
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2012
• ISBN: 1442434384, 9781442434387
• Length: 352 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Dating & Relationships; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Death & Dying; Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Depression & Mental Illness