This is the kind of book that I have the most difficulty reviewing and talking about. Not even Sean, who has more reason to find Roza than anyone, and every reason to blame Finn for letting her go.Īs we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap-their melancholy pasts, their terrifying presents, their uncertain futures-acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a heartbreaking tale of love and loss, magic and mystery, regret and forgiveness-a story about how the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.

But the searches turned up nothing, and no one believes him anymore. He knows she was kidnapped, ripped from the cornfields by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. Who are you going to blame?įinn knows that’s not what happened with Roza. That’s just how things go, the people said. Just a few years before, their mother had high-tailed it to Oregon for a brand new guy, a brand new life. After all, it wasn’t the first time that someone had slipped away and left Finn and Sean O’Sullivan on their own. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. 'The real magic in Bone Gap is the discovery of love, an idea many stories misrepresent but Bone Gap explores with the utmost honesty and truth.Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps-gaps to trip you up, gaps to slide through so you can disappear forever. 'Cleverly conceived, and lusciously written.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 'With rich characters, captivating world building, and a stunning secret at its heart, BONE GAP is utterly bewitching.' - ALA Booklist (starred review) It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary.' - SLJ 'Ruby's novel deserves to be read and reread. This book is magic realism at its most magical.' - E.

She is capable of moving you to tears, terrifying you on deep and dreamlike levels, and making your heart shout with happiness. 'BONE GAP marks Laura Ruby as one of fiction's most original voices. 'It's a novel about actual changes in worldview, and all its science and myth and realism and magic are marshaled, finally, to answer crucial questions about empathy and difference, and the way we see people we love.' - New York Times Book Review

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