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Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

A Novel

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Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Narrated by: Kate Rudd, Jess Nahikian
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An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal best seller.

From New York Times best-selling author Catherine Ryan Hyde comes a gripping and emotional novel about friendship, motherhood, and the journey toward finding a place to call home.

Brooke is a divorced single mom, financially strapped, living with her mother, and holding tight to the one thing that matters most: her two-year-old daughter, Etta. Then, in a matter of seconds, Brooke’s life is shattered when she’s carjacked. Helpless and terrified, all Brooke can do is watch as Etta, still strapped in her seat, disappears into the Los Angeles night.

Miles away, Etta is found by Molly, a homeless teen who is all too used to darkness. Thrown away by her parents, and with a future as stable as the wooden crate she calls home, Molly survives day to day by her wits. As unpredictable as her life is, she’s stunned to find Etta, abandoned and alone. Shielding the little girl from more than the elements, Molly must put herself in harm’s way to protect a child as lost as she is.

Out of one terrible moment, Brooke’s and Molly’s desperate paths converge, and an unlikely friendship across generations and circumstances is formed. With it, Brooke and Molly will come to discover that what’s lost - and what’s found - can change in a heartbeat.

©2020 Catherine Ryan Hyde, Trustee, or Successor Trustee, of the Catherine Ryan Hyde Revocable trust created under that certain declaration dated September 27, 1999. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Friendship Feel-Good Heartfelt

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“A warm and clear-eyed look at what it means to be lost - and found. Fans of Hannah Beckerman and Meg Donohue will adore Brave Girl, Quiet Girl.” --Booklist

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I love the story it was fantastic I would love to know what happen in a year or two In the book
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Awesome and fantastic granny

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A beautiful story. I couldn’t stop listening till the end. I would have loved it to continue on. This book will stay with me.

Brilliant.

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An amazing story of lose, gain then lose and gain again. totslly worth a read

Drama

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Good story, at times the voice recording sounds very robotic, like an AI reader, I listened on about 4 different speeds trying to compensate.

Good overall

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