Await Your Reply
Author: Dan Chaon
The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways and with unexpected consequences in acclaimed author Dan Chaon’s gripping, brilliantly written new novel.Longing to get on with his life, Miles Cheshire nevertheless can’t stop searching for his troubled twin brother, Hayden, who has been missing for ten years. Hayden has covered his tracks skillfully, moving ste….Read More
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