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Fiction Family Life

The Word Game

A Novel

by (author) Steena Holmes

Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Initial publish date
Nov 2015
Category
Family Life, Contemporary Women
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781501274275
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $21.99
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781503949430
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781503947139
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $20.95
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781501274503
    Publish Date
    Nov 2015
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

USA Best Book Award Winner in General Fiction

For overprotective parent Alyson Ward, any time her daughter, Lyla, is out of sight is reason to panic. So it’s a big step for her when she lets Lyla attend a sleepover at her cousin’s house. Comforted by the knowledge that her sister, Tricia, is the chaperone, Alyson does the one thing she never thought possible: she lets go and trusts that her daughter will be safe.

But Alyson’s sense of peace is short lived. When Lyla comes home the next morning, she reveals something that could tear apart not only their family but also the entire community. Now, Alyson and Tricia must confront their painful shared past as they come together to help a little girl who they fear might be harboring terrible secrets similar to their own. Will the sisters be strong enough to face their demons in order to protect the child, even if it means telling their most private truths?

About the author

Steena Holmes is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the novels Saving Abby, The Word Game, Stillwater Rising, The Memory Child, Emma’s Secret, and Finding Emma, among others. She won the National Indie Excellence Award in 2012 for Finding Emma as well as the USA Book News Award for The Word Game. Steena lives in Calgary, Alberta, and continues to write stories that touch every parent’s heart. To find out more about her books and her love of traveling, you can visit her website at www.steenaholmes.com or follow her journeys on Instagram @steenaholmes.

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Editorial Reviews

“[The Word Game] is extremely well written...Don’t be surprised if you can’t put this one down!” Manhattan Book Review