Little Broken Things: A Novel
<b>“If you liked <i>Big Little Lies</i>, you’ll want to crack open [<i>Little Broken Things</i>].<i>”</i> —<i>Southern Living</i></b><br /> <br /><b>An unforgettable and moving novel about an affluent suburban family whose carefully constructed façade crumbles with the unexpected arrival of an endangered young girl.</b><br /><br /><i>I have something for you.</i><br /> <br />When Quinn Cruz receives that cryptic text message from her older sister Nora, she doesn’t think much of it. They haven’t seen each other in nearly a year and their relationship consists mostly of infrequent phone calls and the occasional email. But when a haunted-looking Nora shows up just hours later, a chain reaction is set into motion that will change both of their lives forever.<br /> <br />Nora’s “something” is more shocking than Quinn could have ever imagined: a little girl, cowering and wide-eyed. Nora hands her over to Quinn with instructions to keep her safe and disappears, leaving Quinn as the unlikely caretaker of a girl introduced simply as Lucy.<br /> <br />“Steeped in menace…a race-to-the-finish family drama” <i>(People</i>), <i>Little Broken Things </i>explores life and death, family and freedom, and the lengths one woman will go to protect the ones she loves.