Dive: A Novel

Dive: A Novel

<DIV><B>This complex and lyrical coming-of-age novel portrays the messiness of teenage life as V learns to confront her problems.</B><BR /><BR /> Virginia “V” Dunn is alone when a hit-and-run accident leaves her dog, Lucky, bleeding and helpless. Suddenly, the monotony of her suburban life dissolves: Lucky is in a cast, her best friend is avoiding her, her mother’s drinking is getting worse, and her father is sick with a mysterious illness. Although V is surrounded by family, she is the loneliest girl in town.<BR /><BR /> In her search for answers to life’s difficult questions—about death, friendship, family and betrayal—V is floundering. Until she meets the captivating Jane.<BR />  <BR /> But her new love also leads to confusion, until V realizes the only way forward is to dive in, even if it means breaking every rule.<BR />  <BR /> Acclaimed author Stacey Donovan’s thought-provoking novel, <I>Dive</I> is filled with the poetry, drama, and beauty of young love, and touches on the importance of finding out who you really are.<BR /><BR />  </DIV>