Be ready for the lightning : a novel / Grace O'Connell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2017.Description: 286 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780345811776 (pbk.)
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Fiction | West Grey Durham Branch Shelves | Fiction | FIC OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 35830002116944 |
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"On the surface, Veda's life in Vancouver seems to be going just fine--at nearly thirty, she has a good job, lifelong friends, and a close bond with her brother, Conrad. But Conrad's violent behavior, a problem since he was a teen, is getting more and more serious, and Veda's ongoing commitment to watch out for him is pushing her to a breaking point. When Veda is injured as a bystander during one of Conrad's many fights, she knows it's time to leave Vancouver for a fresh start. She heads to New York, staying in the Manhattan apartment of old friends Al and Marie. Exploring the city, she swings between feeling hopeful and lost--until one day the bus she's on is hijacked by a sweet-faced gun-toting man named Peter. He instructs Veda and the other passengers to spray paint the bus windows black, and what ensues is a gripping and unpredictable hostage situation, the outcome of which will make Veda question everything she knows about herself and the nature of fear."-- Provided by publisher.
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