num_pages: 518
description: Can love last beyond the grave?Sylvie Davis is a ballerina who cant dance. A broken leg ended her career but Sylvies pain runs deeper. What broke her heart was her fathers death and whats breaking her spirit is her mothers remarriagea union thats only driven an even deeper wedge into their already tenuous relationship.Uprooting her from her Manhattan apartment and shipping her to Alabama is her mother s solution for Sylvies unhappiness. Her fathers cousin is restoring a family home in a town rich with her familys history. And thats where things start to get shady. As it turns out her family has a lot more history than Sylvie ever knew. More unnerving though are the two guys that she cant stop thinking about. Shawn Maddox the resident golden boy seems to be perfect in every way. But Rhysa handsome mysterious foreign guest of her cousinshas a hold on her that she doesnt quite understand.Then she starts seeing things. Sylvies lost nearly everythingis she starting to lose her mind as well?Lush with Southern atmosphere The Splendor Falls expertly weaves together romance tension and mystery. Haunting and unforgettable! --Carrie Ryan bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and TeethSylvie's voice is sharp and articulate and Clement-Moore . . . anchors the story in actual locations and history. . . . Her ear for both adolescent bitchery and sweetness remains sure and her ability to write realistic edgy dialogue without relying on obscenity or stereotype is a pleasure.- Publishers WeeklyLong satisfying and just chilling enough this will please a wide audience and leave readers hoping for more.- Kirkus Reviews
language: English
title: The Splendor Falls
publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers