by VendelaVida (Author)
A gun is pointed at 21-year-old Ellis as she walks through a New York park. Although she escapes unharmed she is left psychologically reeling. Over the next few weeks Ellis keeps everyone at bay: the police, suitors who want to save her, and the university therapist who hints that her sweaters are too tight. But when Ellis accompanies her mother, a nurse, on a mission in the Philippines, she finds the life - even if held up - cannot be held back, and neither, finally, can she.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0099452146
ISBN 13: 9780099452140
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