Confessions: A Novel KJ Dell'Antonia except the one boy who

except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her

Worst of all

Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s

someone else is collecting lots and lots of pinecones

these turtles—with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal—are given a second chance at life

Confessions: A Novel KJ Dell'Antonia except the one boy who"Confessions is a remarkable debut. A complex and compulsive read that unravels the intricate twists and revelations among three generations of women with elegance and urgency." Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace For fans of The Goldfinch and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, a mesmerizing and absorbing debut that follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again. New York City, late September 2001.