A Single Match

A SINGLE MATCH: In 1863, two teenage girls accompany their father to the Wyoming gold fields. Decades later, a young couple discovers a remote mansion where that small family wintered and labored for two unscrupulous brothers. The modern character Lisa struggles with an unplanned pregnancy and a volatile partner. She pieces together the haunting back story even as her own situation deteriorates. Things start to deteriorate almost immediately.Lisa's three-legged dog Alice senses the...
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A SINGLE MATCH: In 1863, two teenage girls accompany their father to the Wyoming gold fields. Decades later, a young couple discovers a remote mansion where that small family wintered and labored for two unscrupulous brothers. The modern character Lisa struggles with an unplanned pregnancy and a volatile partner. She pieces together the haunting back story even as her own situation deteriorates. Things start to deteriorate almost immediately.Lisa's three-legged dog Alice senses the past occupants and grows uncomfortable around Casey. Iffy men don't function well here and girls like Alice always understand that before optimistic adults come to terms with their bad terms. Casey's passionate about repairing the mansion, an obsession tied to the original builders, but the previous owner walked out mid-winter and froze off his hands and legs. When an early storm strikes, Casey slips into a dangerous spiral and Lisa shelters in the girl's bedroom. Alice shelters alongside her. With spotty cell reception and a will to survive, Lisa must rely on Alice's strange connection to the past, and the previous owner Mike- currently living in a mental institution. A Single Match evolves in two timeframes, initially lighthearted but slowly turning dark. This thriller nurtures an unusual alliance stretching across time, and shows how past heroics can stir modern courage. Fans of Book Thief and Gone Girl will appreciate Lisa's struggles and the misguided loyalties that deliver a delayed emotional punch.