Holier Than Thou |
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Author:
| Buzo, Laura |
ISBN: | 978-1-4596-4477-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2012 |
Publisher: | ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $61.99 |
Book Description:
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What do you want, Hol?' Abby looks into my eyes. 'I ... I want to know that I'm using my powers for good and - ' 'You want to make a dead man proud.' 'Whoa!' 'You want to put bandages over severed arteries that really need to be sewn shut. You want the moral high ground.'Holly Yarkov has a boyfriend who is a gift from the universe. She has a job that fulfils her even as it wears her down. She has a dangerously appealing co - worker, who literally plays with fire. And she has a layer of...
More DescriptionWhat do you want, Hol?' Abby looks into my eyes. 'I ... I want to know that I'm using my powers for good and - ' 'You want to make a dead man proud.' 'Whoa!' 'You want to put bandages over severed arteries that really need to be sewn shut. You want the moral high ground.'Holly Yarkov has a boyfriend who is a gift from the universe. She has a job that fulfils her even as it wears her down. She has a dangerously appealing co - worker, who literally plays with fire. And she has a layer of steel around her heart that is beginning to tarnish. Just as she is reaching for a future she can't quite see, Holly finds her present invaded by the past, by memories of her father's death and of her once best friend, the boy - who - never - was.Grief and longing run like veins of quicksilver through this beautiful novel, which is at once gloriously funny and achingly sad.