Moving Lila

"When her father passes away, Mira DeLand inherits Lila, the abandoned family home, under two conditions: She must move the house from its present location in Ona Island, North Carolina, back to Mims, Arkansas, where her family currently resides. And under no circumstances should her much younger sister, Kat, accompany her. Lila is the home of explosive secrets in their family's past that are kept hidden but never forgotten.". "Uncommonly wily for her sixteen years, Kat manages to persuade Mira to let her come along. Together, they set off for Ona Island with the company of two house movers: Aron, a pesky but charming college dropout, and Ray, a flatbed driver who is recently separated and whose truck-driving savvy Mira finds oddly enchanting.". "What follows is both an adventurous road trip and an odyssey of self-discovery. Surprises unfold around every bend of the interstate: a teenage runaway attempting to stage her own kidnapping becomes a traveling companion; the corpse of a vagabond is found; an illicit affair is revealed; the identity of the mysterious woman for whom the house was named is uncovered; and long-ignored memories are brought to light.". "As Mira and Kat navigate the s-curves of their journey, the tension between them escalates. Lila reveals the truth about the DeLand family's past, and as Mira and Kat begin the process of moving the house, a new understanding develops - about their mother, their father, and themselves."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2007

Language

English

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Editions

1

ISBN

9781429973908

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