Keeping Lucy
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
The heartbreaking and uplifting story, inspired by incredible true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter.
T. Greenwood is a celebrated author whose prose delves into the complexities of the human psyche and intricate relationships. Through her novels, she explores themes of identity, memory, and the enduring impact of the past on the present. Her writing is marked by a sharp insight into her characters' inner lives and a lyrical style that draws readers into their emotional landscapes. Greenwood masterfully crafts narratives that resonate with depth and authenticity, offering a profoundly moving reading experience.







The heartbreaking and uplifting story, inspired by incredible true events, of how far one mother must go to protect her daughter.
To refocus on her painting, Wyn Davies agrees to be temporary caretaker for a property on a remote Maine island, where she discovers a box of mysterious images that may help her come to grips with a crime committed against her twenty years earlier
“Greenwood’s glowing dark ruby of a novel brilliantly transforms the true crime story that inspired Nabokov’s Lolita. Shatteringly original and eloquently written....So ferociously suspenseful, I found myself holding my breath.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You Camden, NJ, 1948. When 11 year-old Sally Horner steals a notebook from the local Woolworth's, she has no way of knowing that 52 year-old Frank LaSalle, fresh out of prison, is watching her, preparing to make his move. Accosting her outside the store, Frank convinces Sally that he’s an FBI agent who can have her arrested in a minute—unless she does as he says. This chilling novel traces the next two harrowing years as Frank mentally and physically assaults Sally while the two of them travel westward from Camden to San Jose, forever altering not only her life, but the lives of her family, friends, and those she meets along the way. Based on the experiences of real-life kidnapping victim Sally Horner and her captor, whose story shocked the nation and inspired Vladimir Nabokov to write his controversial and iconic Lolita, this heart-pounding story by award-winning author T. Greenwood at last gives a voice to Sally herself.
The book features engaging discussion questions that encourage deeper exploration of its themes, found on pages 397-398. Additionally, it includes short excerpts from the author's other works, providing readers with a glimpse into their broader literary style and themes. This combination enriches the reading experience and fosters a more interactive engagement with the text.
"In Two Rivers, Vermont, Harper Montgomery is living a life overshadowed by grief and guilt. Since the death of his wife, Betsy, twelve years earlier, Harper has narrowed his world to working at the local railroad and raising his daughter, Shelly, the best way he knows how. Still wracked with sorrow over the loss of his life-long love and plagued by his role in a brutal, long-ago crime, he wants only to make amends for his past mistakes. Then one fall day, a train derails in Two Rivers, and amid the wreckage Harper finds an unexpected chance at atonement. One of the survivors, a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with mismatched eyes and skin the color of blackberries, needs a place to stay. Though filled with misgivings, Harper offers to take Maggie in. But it isn't long before he begins to suspect that Maggie's appearance in Two Rivers is not the simple case of happenstance it first appeared to be"--Author's web site
"Living peacefully in Vermont, Ryan Flannigan is shocked when a text from her oldest friend alerts her to a devastating news item. A controversial photo of her as a pre-teen has been found in the possession of a wealthy investor recently revealed as a pedophile and a sex trafficker--with an inscription to him from Ryan's mother on the back. Memories crowd in, providing their own distinctive pictures of her mother Fiona, an aspiring actress, and their move to the West Village in 1976. Amid the city's gritty kaleidoscope of wealth and poverty, high art, and sleazy strip clubs, Ryan is discovered and thrust into the spotlight as a promising young actress with a woman's face and a child's body. Suddenly, the safety and comfort Ryan longs for is replaced by auditions, paparazzi, and the hungry eyes of men of all ages. Forced to reexamine her childhood, Ryan begins to untangle her young fears and her mother's ambitions, and the role each played in the fraught blackout summer of 1977"-- Provided by publisher
Effies Freund verursacht einen Bootsunfall, bei dem ein kleines Mädchen stirbt. Effie fühlt sich mitschuldig, flieht und führt ein Nomadenleben. 3 Jahre später kehrt sie zurück nach Lake Gormlaith und stellt sich ihrer Vergangenheit.
Píše se rok 1969 a Ginny Richardsonová je úplně na dně. Její právě narozená dcera má Downův syndrom a manžel Ab se pod tlakem rodiny rozhodl, že malá Lucy musí být okamžitě umístěna ve speciálním zařízení Willowridge. Je přesvědčen, že se tam o ni postarají nejlépe. Celá rodina předstírá, že malá Lucy zemřela. Uplynou dva roky a Ginnina nejlepší kamarádka Marsha narazí v novinách na článek, který popisuje podivné metody, které se v zařízení Willowridge praktikují. Ginna je pevně rozhodnuta, že malá Lucy musí odtamtud okamžitě pryč. V tu chvíli se dávají do pohybu události, které již nelze zastavit. Nastává boj nejen za navrácení malé dcerky k rodině, ale i proti celému systému.
Ryan Flanniganová je vyděšená, když se k ní dostane zpráva o kontroverzní fotografii, na níž je zachycená ještě jako dítě a která je nalezená ve vlastnictví bohatého investora – muže, kterého nedávno obvinili z pedofilie a obchodu s bílým masem. Ale to není všechno – na zadní straně fotografie se vyjímá věnování tomuto muži psané rukou její vlastní matky. Začnou ji pronásledovat vzpomínky a v duchu se vrací do doby, kdy se se svou matkou Fionou, začínající ambiciózní herečkou, v 70. letech přestěhovala do newyorské West Village. Vtažená do víru města plného bohatství i chudoby, nóbl umění i nechutných strip klubů Ryan sama je nakonec objevena a dostává se na výsluní jako slibná mladá herečka s obličejem dospělé ženy, ale s tělem dítěte. Bezpečí a domov, po němž Ryan touží, je bez varování nahrazen nesčetnými konkurzy, všudypřítomnými paparazzi a hladovými pohledy mužů všech věkových kategorií. Nucena přehodnotit vzpomínky na své dětství začíná Ryan rozplétat zapomenuté střípky a do paměti se jí vrací strach, který ji v té době obklopoval, stejně jako ctižádost její matky. Aby Ryan utekla před minulostí, bude muset čelit bolestivé pravdě týkající se vztahu s její matkou a noci, která vše změnila.