{"product_id":"9781938126284","title":"The Book of Laney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere and now I am in this place far away from my home. Here, with the cold wind blowing down from the north and the stars piercing through the cloudless sky. Here I am.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBut my story does not start here.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy story starts months ago and hundreds of miles south of where I am now. My story starts in the place I used to call home. My story starts with violence and heartbreak.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter her brother is involved in a grisly murder-suicide, fifteen-year-old Laney is sent to live with her grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains. Laney gradually warms to her new home—especially her relationship with a mysterious neighbor—but before she can appreciate her new life, she must uncover the secrets that have haunted her family for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMyfanwy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Montreal but moved to the Adirondack Mountains in New York when she was still a child. She has since lived all over New England and worked as a waitress, a bartender, a nanny, a chambermaid, a clerk, a high school English teacher, a secretary, a ghost writer, and a traveling worker with Cirque du Soleil. She is the author of a novel, \u003ci\u003eEcholocation\u003c\/i\u003e , and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eI Am Holding Your Hand\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Engine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060177092848,"sku":"9781938126284","price":11.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781938126284_p0.jpg?v=1763662460","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781938126284","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}