Hand Me Down by Melanie Thorne6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When she chooses starting a new family over raising her first born girls, Elizabeth and Jaime are separated and forced to rely on the begrudging kindness of increasingly distant relatives.A string of broken promises that begins with Liz’s mother swearing, ‘I would never hurt you, Liz. Their mother, once a loving parent, is going through a post post adolescent rebellious streak and finds love with a dangerous ex con. ![]() Their father, who’d rather work the system than a job, pours every dollar into his many vices, denying his daughters the shoes and clothing they need. Fourteen year old Elizabeth Reid has spent her life protecting her sister, Jaime, from their parents’ cruel mistakes. A tough, tender, debut novel, in the tradition of Dorothy Allison and Janet Fitch, Hand Me Down is the unforgettable story of a girl who travels between California and Utah in search of her true family, having never been loved best of all. ![]()
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