Amy Jo Burns (Books)

Amy Jo Burns Books

Amy Jo Burns crafts narratives with a keen insight into the complexities of human connection, exploring themes of identity, family, and the search for belonging. Her prose is marked by a raw honesty and lyrical quality that draws readers into the emotional core of her stories. She excels at capturing the elusive moments of life where love and loss intertwine, shaping our destinies. Her works are an exploration of the fragility and resilience of the human spirit.

Shiner

272 pages
10 hours of reading

"An hour from the closest West Virginia mining town, fifteen-year-old Wren Bird lives in a cloistered mountain cabin with her parents. They have no car, no mailbox, and no visitors--except for her mother's lifelong best friend. Every Sunday, Wren's father delivers winding sermons in an abandoned gas station, where he takes up serpents and praises the Lord for his blighted white eye, proof of his divinity and key to the hold he has over the community, over Wren and her mother. But over the course of one summer, a miracle performed by Wren's father quickly turns to tragedy. As the order of her world begins to shatter, Wren must uncover the truth of her father's mysterious legend and her mother's harrowing history and complex bond with her best friend. And with that newfound knowledge, Wren can imagine a different future for herself than she has been told to expect."--Provided by publisher

3.9