Amy Collins - Mullin, Kevin

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Résumé :
In Amy Collins: A Boston Adventure, the heroine of Finding Home navigates the upheaval of leaving her rustic Louisiana home for an exclusive Boston neighborhood after finding out she was switched at birth. Her new family consists of a mother who rarely gets out of bed, an uncle who talks to an invisible bird, a blind cousin who is desperate for a friend, and various other eccentric aunts and uncles, as well as a house filled with servants who have their own secrets. A murder investigation ensues, with almost everyone being a suspect, including a pill-popping governess and a secretive butler. Amy, alongside her older sister Millie, discovers adventure in cityscapes, forests, and beaches, encountering creepy dolls, poison ivy, Scarlett Fever, and betrayal. This heartwarming journey explores the joy of finding a new family, only to be disrupted by shocking events that cast doubt on Amy's entire future, leaving her yearning for her Louisiana home.

Biographie:
Kevin Mullin was born in Waukegan, Illinois in 1957. His parents moved him and his two brothers to New Orleans when he was ten. A year later, he moved near Hammond, Louisiana, on the far side of the Tangipahoa River, on the other side of Robert (it's okay if you never heard of it), where they lived in an old antebellum farmhouse (absolutely, not a mansion). No one in the house ever saw a ghost, but they all heard footsteps walking in unoccupied rooms, inexplicable sighs without a source, and various other unexplained sounds. Kevin's father was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts and some of the descriptions of that city come from his recollections. Kevin currently lives in Arizona and searches for untold stories from the depression to retell, as so many anecdotal memories will soon be gone forever when that generation passes on to their reward. Amy Collins: A Boston Adventure is his second novel.